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stiffish

stiffish

4.9
A little hard to bend or move
  • adjective
  • /ˈstɪfɪʃ/
translation icon : rigido
  • The new shoes felt stiffish at first but became more comfortable after a few days.

Examples

  • His movements were stiffish after sitting at his desk for hours.

  • After being folded for so long, the blanket was a bit stiffish when I unpacked it.

  • The fabric felt stiffish at first.

  • Is this shirt supposed to be stiffish?

  • The new shoes felt stiffish at first but became more comfortable after a few days.

  • After being folded for so long, the blanket was a bit stiffish when I unpacked it.

  • His movements were stiffish after sitting at his desk for hours.

Synonyms

stiff
vsstiffish
127 1.7

Not easy to bend or move

is milder and only somewhat rigid rather than very hard to bend
semiflexible
vsstiffish
4.6

Able to bend a little but not completely

is a bit less able to bend and more resistant to shaping
semiflex
vsstiffish
6.4

Able to bend a little but not completely

is slightly less able to bend and more resistant to movement
semirigid
vsstiffish
7.2

Partly stiff but still a little flexible

is less rigid and more able to bend or move

Antonyms

flexible
31 3.4

Able to bend easily without breaking and return to shape

supple
18 3.7

Able to bend or move easily and smoothly

How Stiff

rigid
35 4.0
stiff
127 1.7
firm
30 1.0
stiffish
4.9
loose
155 1.0

Surface Forms

stiffish positive
stiffer comparative
stiffest superlative

Morphology

stiffish = stiff (transparent) = stiff + ish

Formed by adding the gradational adjective suffix '-ish' to the adjective 'stiff', giving the predictable meaning 'somewhat stiff'.

Etymology

Stiffish comes from stiff meaning 'rigid' or 'not flexible' and the ending -ish meaning 'somewhat' or 'a little'. So stiffish means 'a little stiff', as in new shoes or a blanket that is not fully flexible.