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Definition of Stiffer
1. Adjective. (comparative of stiff) More rigid, more inflexible, more unbending. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stiffer
1. stiff [adj] - See also: stiff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stiffer
Literary usage of Stiffer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of Civil Engineering: A General Reference Work on Surveying by Frederick Eugene Turneaure, American Technical Society, American School of Correspondence (1909)
"The position of the columns fixes, of course, the spans of beams and girders.
A stiffer frame will result if the beams run Typical Floor Plan Fig. ..."
2. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania by Royal Society of Tasmania (1903)
"... again, the fact becomes apparent that Tasmanian timbers are not only stronger
and less variable in strength than European timber, but are also stiffer. ..."
3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1897)
"A few months after purchase the enlargement increased, and her gait got stiffer
and stiffen Various applications were tried, and, in addition, ..."
4. A Compendium of Modern Husbandry: Principally Written During a Survey of by James Malcolm (1805)
"... and as they work well in most seasons, they would be a valuable article upon
the stiffer soils, but I understand they cannot at all times be procured. ..."
5. The Ordeal by Fire: By a Sergeant in the French Army by Marcel Berger (1916)
"... CHAPTER XI A MUCH stiffer MATTER WE had hardly taken fifteen steps when the
whistle began in our ears again! We threw ourselves down. ..."
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