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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | stiff | Not moving or operating freely |
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| 2 | stiff | Powerful | |
| 3 | stiff, starchy, buckram | Rigidly formal | |
| 4 | stiff, potent, strong | Having a strong physiological or chemical effect | |
| 5 | stiff, firm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering | Marked by firm determination or resolution | |
| 6 | stiff, rigid | Incapable of or resistant to bending | |
| 7 | stiff, besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, tiddly, tiddley, tight, tipsy, wet | Very drunk | |
| ADVERB | 1 | stiff | Extremely |
| 2 | stiff, stiffly | In a stiff manner | |
| NOUN | 1 | stiff | An ordinary man |
| 2 | stiff, cadaver, corpse, clay, remains | The dead body of a human being |
| Sounds | stih'f |
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| Rhymes | bailiff, biff, calif, and 13 more rhymes in ihf... |
| Meaning | Not moving or operating freely. |
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| Examples | "a stiff hinge" |
| Similar to | immobile |
| Nouns | stiffness |
| Adverbs | stiffly |
| Meaning | Powerful. |
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| Examples | "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze" |
| Similar to | strong |
| Meaning | Rigidly formal. |
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| Examples | "the letter was stiff and formal" |
| Synonyms | starchy, buckram |
| Similar to | formal |
| Nouns | stiffness |
| Meaning | Having a strong physiological or chemical effect. |
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| Examples | "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink" |
| Synonyms | potent, strong |
| Contrary | impotent |
| Similar | equipotent; multipotent |
| See also | effective, effectual, efficacious; fertile; powerful |
| Attribute of | potency, effectiveness, strength |
| Meaning | Marked by firm determination or resolution. Not shakable. |
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| Synonyms | firm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering |
| Similar to | resolute |
| Nouns | stiffness |
| Meaning | Incapable of or resistant to bending. |
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| Examples | "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck" |
| Synonyms | rigid |
| Similar to | inflexible |
| Nouns | stiffness; stiffness |
| Adverbs | stiffly |
| Meaning | Very drunk. |
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| Synonyms | besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, tiddly, tiddley, tight, tipsy, wet |
| Similar to | intoxicated, drunk, inebriated |
| Usage | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular |
| Meaning | An ordinary man. |
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| Examples | "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff" |
| Broader | man, adult male |
| Meaning | The dead body of a human being. |
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| Examples | "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river" |
| Synonyms | cadaver, corpse, clay, remains |
| Usage | slang |
| Broader | body, dead body |
| Narrower | cremains |
| Meaning | Extremely. |
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| Examples | "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff" |
| Meaning | In a stiff manner. |
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| Examples | "his hands lay stiffly" |
| Synonyms | stiffly |
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