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Definition of Stiff
1. Noun. An ordinary man. "A working stiff"
2. Adjective. Not moving or operating freely. "A stiff hinge"
3. Adverb. Extremely. "Frightened stiff"
4. Noun. The dead body of a human being. "Honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"
Exact synonyms: Cadaver, Clay, Corpse, Remains
Generic synonyms: Body, Dead Body
Specialized synonyms: Cremains
Derivative terms: Cadaveric, Cadaverous
Language type: Slang
Generic synonyms: Body, Dead Body
Specialized synonyms: Cremains
Derivative terms: Cadaveric, Cadaverous
Language type: Slang
5. Adjective. Powerful. "A stiff breeze"
Similar to: Strong
6. Adverb. In a stiff manner. "His hands lay stiffly"
Exact synonyms: Stiffly
7. Adjective. Rigidly formal. "His prose has a buckram quality"
8. Adjective. Having a strong physiological or chemical effect. "A stiff drink"
Exact synonyms: Potent, Strong
Attributes: Effectiveness, Potency, Strength
Also: Effective, Effectual, Efficacious, Fertile, Powerful
Similar to: Equipotent, Multipotent
Antonyms: Impotent
Derivative terms: Potency
Attributes: Effectiveness, Potency, Strength
Also: Effective, Effectual, Efficacious, Fertile, Powerful
Similar to: Equipotent, Multipotent
Antonyms: Impotent
Derivative terms: Potency
9. Adjective. Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. "Unwavering loyalty"
Exact synonyms: Firm, Steadfast, Steady, Unbendable, Unfaltering, Unshakable, Unwavering
Similar to: Resolute
Derivative terms: Firmness, Steadfastness, Steadiness, Stiffness
Similar to: Resolute
Derivative terms: Firmness, Steadfastness, Steadiness, Stiffness
10. Adjective. Incapable of or resistant to bending. "A stiff neck"
Exact synonyms: Rigid
Similar to: Inflexible
Derivative terms: Rigidity, Rigidness, Stiffness, Stiffness
Similar to: Inflexible
Derivative terms: Rigidity, Rigidness, Stiffness, Stiffness
11. Adjective. Very drunk.
Exact synonyms: Besotted, Blind Drunk, Blotto, Cockeyed, Crocked, Fuddled, Loaded, Pie-eyed, Pissed, Pixilated, Plastered, Slopped, Sloshed, Smashed, Soaked, Soused, Sozzled, Squiffy, Tight, Wet
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
Similar to: Drunk, Inebriated, Intoxicated
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
Similar to: Drunk, Inebriated, Intoxicated
Definition of Stiff
1. a. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
Definition of Stiff
1. difficult to bend or stretch [adj STIFFER, STIFFEST] / to cheat someone by not paying [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stiff
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