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stiff > 11 senses
ADJECTIVE1stiffNot moving or operating freely
2stiffPowerful
3stiff, starchy, buckramRigidly formal
4stiff, potent, strongHaving a strong physiological or chemical effect
5stiff, firm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwaveringMarked by firm determination or resolution
6stiff, rigidIncapable of or resistant to bending
7stiff, 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, wetVery drunk
ADVERB1stiffExtremely
2stiff, stifflyIn a stiff manner
NOUN1stiffAn ordinary man
2stiff, cadaver, corpse, clay, remainsThe dead body of a human being
stiff > pronunciation
Soundsstih'f
Rhymesbailiff, biff, calif, and 13 more rhymes in ihf...
stiff > adjective 1
MeaningNot moving or operating freely.
Examples"a stiff hinge"
Similar toimmobile
Nounsstiffness
Adverbsstiffly
stiff > adjective 2
MeaningPowerful.
Examples"a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"
Similar tostrong
stiff > adjective 3
MeaningRigidly formal.
Examples"the letter was stiff and formal"
Synonymsstarchy, buckram
Similar toformal
Nounsstiffness
stiff > adjective 4
MeaningHaving a strong physiological or chemical effect.
Examples"a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"
Synonymspotent, strong
Contraryimpotent
Similarequipotent; multipotent
See alsoeffective, effectual, efficacious; fertile; powerful
Attribute ofpotency, effectiveness, strength
stiff > adjective 5
MeaningMarked by firm determination or resolution. Not shakable.
Synonymsfirm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering
Similar toresolute
Nounsstiffness
stiff > adjective 6
MeaningIncapable of or resistant to bending.
Examples"a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck"
Synonymsrigid
Similar toinflexible
Nounsstiffness; stiffness
Adverbsstiffly
stiff > adjective 7
MeaningVery drunk.
Synonymsbesotted, 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 tointoxicated, drunk, inebriated
Usageslang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
stiff > noun 1, person
MeaningAn ordinary man.
Examples"a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"
Broaderman, adult male
stiff > noun 2, body
MeaningThe dead body of a human being.
Examples"the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"
Synonymscadaver, corpse, clay, remains
Usageslang
Broaderbody, dead body
Narrowercremains
stiff > adverb 1
MeaningExtremely.
Examples"bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"
stiff > adverb 2
MeaningIn a stiff manner.
Examples"his hands lay stiffly"
Synonymsstiffly

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