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List of meaning for stiff

physically inflexible or hard

stiff(noun)

an ordinary man

"a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"

cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains(adj)

the dead body of a human being

"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"

stiff(adj)

not moving or operating freely

"a stiff hinge"

stiff(adj)

powerful

"a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"

starchy, stiff, buckram(adj)

rigidly formal

"a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"

potent, strong, stiff(adj)

having a strong physiological or chemical effect

"a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"

firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering(adj)

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

"firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

rigid, stiff(adj)

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"

besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet(adverb)

very drunk

stiff(adverb)

extremely

"bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"

stiffly, stiff(adverb)

in a stiff manner

"his hands lay stiffly"

incapable of or highly resistant to bending

use a stiff piece of paper for the project

difficult to endure

stiff winds

going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount

don't you think that's a pretty stiff fine for such a minor infraction?

having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure

stir two cups of flour with the remaining ingredients to make a stiff dough

lacking social grace and assurance

felt stiff and ill-at-ease whenever she was introduced to her parents' friends

requiring considerable physical or mental effort

we'll have a stiff climb to actually reach the summit

marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details

the stiff politeness with which I was greeted suggested that they weren't truly happy to see me

being under the influence of alcohol

seeing that the customer was more than a little stiff, the bartender offered to call a cab for him

a dead body

to the mortician, a stiff was a stiff and they were all pretty much alike

a member of the human race

one lucky stiff will get the biggest jackpot in the lottery's history

to deliberately ignore or treat rudely

the actress has a reputation for stiffing the press at red-carpet events

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

customers who were too embarrassed to admit that they had been stiffed by an Internet company claiming to sell designer handbags

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