English dictionary
stiff
adjectivePronunciation
stɪf
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- very drunk
adjective
- incapable of or resistant to bending
adjective
- rigidly formal
adjective
- not moving or operating freely
adjective
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
adjective
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
adjective
- strong, vigorous
adverb
- in a stiff manner
adverb
- to a great degree
noun
- the dead body of a human being
noun
- an ordinary man
Example sentences
a rigid strip of metal
a table made of rigid plastic
a palace guardsman stiff as a poker
stiff hair
a stiff neck
a starchy manner
the letter was stiff and formal
his prose has a buckram quality
a stiff hinge
a potent toxin
potent liquor
a potent cup of tea
a stiff drink
firm convictions
a firm mouth
steadfast resolve
a man of unbendable perseverance
unwavering loyalty
a stiff current
a stiff breeze
his hands lay stiffly
bored stiff
frightened stiff
the cadaver was intended for dissection
the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
a lucky stiff
a working stiff