stiff
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1.7
- adjective
- /stɪf/
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- The fabric is so stiff that it won't drape properly over the chair.
- a stiff neck
- become stiff
- too stiff
His gait is a little stiff, but no worse than last year.
- His gait is a little stiff, but no worse than last year.
- I will say that the legs feel stiffer in this particular wash.
- They they become stiffer and, and muscles are like springs.
- A scar looks like just one layer of stiff leather.
- I tend to not go for these like stiff looking paper bag, but it's floppy.
Examples
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Oh, Lord, it's really just stiff as a board up there.
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You know, when you get old, you get stiff and achy.
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And then his neck looks kind of stiff straight up and down.
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My back is stiff, my neck is stiff.
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That seems a little stiff, man.
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This handle should be good and stiff when I'm all done.
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The elevator feels really stiff, sir.
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I just walked a long way and the knee's awful stiff.
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Maybe it's because I slept on the couch, but my body's all stiff...
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It gives you terrible headaches, makes your jaw stiff.
Synonyms
764
1.0
Firm and not easy to bend, break, or pierce
35
4.0
Does not bend because it is stiff
30
1.0
Hard and solid to the touch, not easily pressed
2
6.7
Hard and not easily bent or broken by force
1
4.9
Not able to bend or change shape
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A plant with upright rough stems, narrow leaves, and large purple flowers that lives for many years
- Specialized
A plant with clusters of small bristly blue flowers native to eastern North America
How Stiff
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stiff comes from an old English word stif meaning 'firm' or 'hard', and you can also see the idea in the word stiffen ('make firm'). So something described as stiff is not easily bent or moved.