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English adjective: stiff | |||
| 1. | stiff not moving or operating freely | ||
| Samples | A stiff hinge. | ||
| Similar | immobile | ||
| Antonyms | mobile | ||
| 2. | stiff powerful | ||
| Samples | A stiff current. A stiff breeze. | ||
| Similar | strong | ||
| Antonyms | weak | ||
| 3. | stiff rigidly formal | ||
| Samples | A starchy manner. The letter was stiff and formal. His prose has a buckram quality. | ||
| Synonyms | buckram, starchy | ||
| Similar | formal | ||
| Antonyms | informal | ||
| 4. | stiff having a strong physiological or chemical effect | ||
| Samples | A potent toxin. Potent liquor. A potent cup of tea. A stiff drink. | ||
| Synonyms | potent, strong | ||
| Similar | equipotent, multipotent | ||
| See also | effective, effectual, efficacious, fertile, powerful | ||
| Attribute | effectiveness, potency, strength | ||
| Antonyms | impotent | ||
| 5. | stiff marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable | ||
| Samples | Firm convictions. A firm mouth. Steadfast resolve. A man of unbendable perseverence. Unwavering loyalty. | ||
| Synonyms | firm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering | ||
| Similar | resolute | ||
| Antonyms | irresolute | ||
| 6. | stiff incapable of or resistant to bending | ||
| Samples | A rigid strip of metal. A table made of rigid plastic. A palace guardsman stiff as a poker. Stiff hair. A stiff neck. | ||
| Synonyms | rigid | ||
| Similar | inflexible | ||
| Antonyms | flexile, flexible | ||
| 7. | stiff very drunk | ||
| Synonyms | besotted, blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, tight, wet | ||
| Similar | drunk, inebriated, intoxicated | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
| Antonyms | sober | ||
English noun: stiff | |||
| 1. | stiff (person) an ordinary man | ||
| Samples | A lucky stiff. A working stiff. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adult male, man | ||
| 2. | stiff (body) the dead body of a human being | ||
| Samples | The cadaver was intended for dissection. The end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse. The murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river. Honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay. | ||
| Synonyms | cadaver, clay, corpse, remains | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body, dead body | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cremains | ||
English adverb: stiff | |||
| 1. | stiff extremely | ||
| Samples | Bored stiff. Frightened stiff. | ||
| 2. | stiff in a stiff manner | ||
| Samples | His hands lay stiffly. | ||
| Synonyms | stiffly | ||
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