1. (noun)
stiff
extremely
"bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"
2. (noun)
stiffly, stiff
in a stiff manner
"his hands lay stiffly"
3. (adj)
stiff
not moving or operating freely
"a stiff hinge"
4. (adj)
stiff
powerful
"a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"
5. (adj)
starchy, stiff, buckram
rigidly formal
"a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
6. (adj)
potent, strong, stiff
having a strong physiological or chemical effect
"a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"
7. (adj)
firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
"firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
8. (adj)
rigid, stiff
incapable of or resistant to bending
"a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck"
9. (adj)
besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet
very drunk
10. (adverb)
stiff
extremely
"bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"
11. (adverb)
stiffly, stiff
in a stiff manner
"his hands lay stiffly"
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Definition of 'stiff'
