🦵 Not flexible 🕴️ Very formal 💸 To cheat 💨 Strong or forceful 🧑 Ordinary person 💀 A dead body 🍻 Very drunk 😱 Extremely

stiff

8 9.6

Very drunk after drinking too much

adjective
/stɪf/

Slang

: borracho

They were all feeling stiff after the celebration, stumbling around the parking lot.
get stiff
really stiff
very stiff

Examples

He was so stiff at the party that we had to help him find a ride home.
WOW, I COULD USE A STIFF DRINK.

Beautiful Accidents (2017)
At times like these, I find a good, stiff drink helps.

The Wedding Date (2005)
It's Saturday night you guys are getting stiff.

Extreme Movie (2008)
"She got real stiff!" Jimmy says, demonstrating with both hands.

Fiction book (1995)
Yeah, well, you're a lucky stiff, pal.

Fiction book (1993)
- She's gettin' stiff already.

Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)
Junebug pours himself another stiff one.

Fiction book (2000)
After a few stiff drinks, she started dancing like no one was watching.

Synonyms

drunk

vsstiff

56 3.0

Feeling a very strong emotion that makes you excited or unable to think clearly

is a slang label rather than this broad general description

tight

vsstiff

Archaic

12 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much

is current slang usage rather than this dated informal term

inebriated

vsstiff

Formal

8 6.5

To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the informal slang form rather than this formal medical sounding word

drunk as a skunk

vsstiff

Informal

4 8.9

Too much alcohol makes a person very unsteady and unable to think clearly

is the shorter slang alternative rather than this vivid idiom

blotto

vsstiff

Archaic

3 9.9

Very drunk so you cannot act or think clearly

is a short slang label rather than this vivid description of incapacity

blind drunk

vsstiff

Informal

3 7.9

So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are

is a general slang term rather than this phrase stressing blindness

cockeyed

vsstiff

Archaic

1 9.7

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the more direct slang way to say heavy intoxication

soused

vsstiff

Informal

1 9.0

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is rougher slang rather than this straightforward casual expression

pie-eyed

vsstiff

Archaic

1 9.5

Extremely drunk and not able to behave normally

is the blunt slang form rather than this slightly descriptive term

hammered

vsstiff

Slang

1 8.4

Very drunk from drinking alcohol

is the simpler slang label rather than this emphasized informal phrase

sozzled

vsstiff

Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is a shorter slang label rather than this regional casual word

squiffy

vsstiff

Slang

1 9.9

A little drunk after drinking alcohol

is the stronger slang term rather than this variable degree word

sloshed

vsstiff

Informal

9.2

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the more blunt slang term rather than this neutral informal word

smashed

vsstiff

Slang

8.4

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is a cruder slang option compared with this common informal term

plastered

vsstiff

Informal

8.3

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is a shorter slang term rather than this plain informal marker

besotted

vsstiff

Archaic

8.2

Extremely drunk and unable to stand or think clearly

is the rough slang word rather than this emotionally charged term

soaked

vsstiff

Informal

8.5

Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the compact slang choice rather than this more colorful term

knickered

vsstiff

Slang

9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much

is a blunt slang term rather than this friendly informal variant

pissed

vsstiff

9.9

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is the same crude slang register but shorter and punchier

crocked

vsstiff

Slang

9.9

So drunk that you cannot stand or think clearly

is the rougher slang alternative rather than this impaired-focused term

fuddled

vsstiff

Archaic

9.9

Very drunk and confused after drinking too much

is the blunt slang for heavy intoxication rather than this confused state

swacked

vsstiff

Archaic

9.9

Very drunk and cannot stand or speak clearly

is a crisper slang option compared with this more playful slang

ripped

vsstiff

NSFW

9.9

Being very drunk because of alcohol or drugs

is the alcohol-specific slang rather than this broader intoxication term

slopped

vsstiff

Slang

9.9

Very drunk and cannot walk straight

is a shorter slang label rather than this more colorful informal word

loaded

vsstiff

Informal

8.1

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is a raw slang term rather than this slightly softer casual option

pixilated

vsstiff

Archaic

9.9

Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly

is the plain slang form rather than this antiquated, silly-focused word

Antonyms

sober

269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

Idioms

stiff upper lip

9 7.7

Ability to stay calm and not show feelings in hard times

Compounds

stiff-backed

1 6.9

Being very straight and tense in the way a person sits or a chair supports you

stiff aster

Specialized

9.6

A plant with upright rough stems, narrow leaves, and large purple flowers that lives for many years

stiff-branched

7.1

A plant with firm branches that do not bend easily

stiff gentian

Specialized

9.9

A plant with clusters of small bristly blue flowers native to eastern North America

stiff-tailed

8.4

An animal with a tail that stays straight and does not bend

How Drunk

plastered

Informal

8.3

stiff

Slang

8 9.6

drunk

∞ 1.6

tipsy

Informal

18 4.8

sober

269 3.2

Surface Forms

stiff positive

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the slang stiff meaning very drunk is to think of a 'stiff' drink as a very strong drink; too much of that strong drink can leave you 'stiff' (very drunk).