stiff
Definition of stiff:
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part of speech: adjective
Not easily bent: rigid: not liquid: rather hard than soft: not easily overcome: obstinate: not natural and easy: constrained: formal.
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part of speech: adverb
Stiffly.
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part of speech: noun
In commercial slang, negotiable paper, as a bill, promissory note, or the like.
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part of speech: noun
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part of speech: adjective
Not easily bent; not pliant; rigid; rather hard than soft; strong; not giving way; stubborn; firm in perseverance or resistance; not natural and easy, as manners; affected; constrained; not written with ease; formal; impetuous in motion, as a breeze.
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part of speech: noun
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Common misspellings:
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- stff (18.2%)
- stif (81.8%)
Usage examples for stiff:
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It was only after a stiff fight he could bring himself to part with his one companion.
"The Cow Puncher" – Robert J. C. Stead -
Then the emperor had them seized and placed under a stiff guard inside an iron cell.
"The White Knight: Tirant lo Blanc" – Joanot Martorell and Marti Johan d'Galba -
" It seems so," answered Toto, shaking his shoulders, as if he were stiff
"The Heart of Rome" – Francis Marion Crawford -
If your good word doesn't win out, scare 'em- scare 'em stiff
"Empire Builders" – Francis Lynde
