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stiff
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- pronunciation:
- stIf
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
stiffer, stiffest |
| definition 1: |
not easy to bend or flex; rigid.
stiff cardboard- synonyms:
- firm, inflexible, rigid
- antonyms:
- bendable, flexible, limber, limp, plastic, supple
- similar words:
- crisp, hard, starchy
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| definition 2: |
not moving or operating freely or easily.
a stiff winchstiff ankles- synonyms:
- unyielding
- antonyms:
- agile, limber, loose, supple
- similar words:
- resistant, rheumatic, rigid, stubborn, taut, tense
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| definition 3: |
strong to the taste or system; potent.
a stiff drink of whiskey- synonyms:
- potent, stout, strong
- similar words:
- dry, intense, powerful, straight
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| definition 4: |
lacking ease in expression or movement; excessively formal; awkward; constrained.
a stiff greetingher stiff manner- synonyms:
- aloof, constrained, formal
- antonyms:
- informal, relaxed
- similar words:
- austere, awkward, brittle, chilly, cold, cool, distant, offish, prim, proper, punctilious, staid, standoffish, starchy, stilted, stuffy, unfriendly, uptight, wooden
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| definition 5: |
difficult.
a stiff workouta stiff competitor- synonyms:
- difficult, hard, laborious
- antonyms:
- easy
- similar words:
- arduous, exacting, fatiguing, formidable, heavy, toilsome, tough
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| definition 6: |
unusually severe; harsh.
stiff punishmentstiff demands- synonyms:
- harsh, severe, strict
- antonyms:
- mild
- similar words:
- exacting, hard, merciless, rigorous, ruthless, stringent, unrelenting, unsparing
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| definition 7: |
rather firm in consistency; viscous; thick.
a stiff pastestiff pudding- synonyms:
- thick, viscous
- antonyms:
- runny, thin
- similar words:
- dense, firm, heavy, solid, viscid
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| definition 8: |
unusually high; excessive.
stiff prices- synonyms:
- excessive
- similar words:
- difficult, exacting, exorbitant, extravagant, formidable, heavy, high, immoderate, steep, unsparing, unwarranted
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| related words: |
clumsy, erect, expensive, relentless, reserved, severe, stern, tight, unbending |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
stiffer, stiffest |
| definition 1: |
in or into a stiff state or condition.
- similar words:
- firm, firmly
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| definition 2: |
thoroughly; extremely; intensely.
bored stiffscared stiff- synonyms:
- totally, utterly
- similar words:
- absolutely, extremely
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| related words: |
straight |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(slang) a corpse.
- synonyms:
- body, corpse
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| definition 2: |
a man.
a lucky stiff- synonyms:
- chap, fellow, guy
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| related words: |
body, corpse |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stiffs, stiffing, stiffed |
| definition: |
(slang) to fail to tip or pay an expected amount to.
- synonyms:
- gyp, rip off
- similar words:
- bilk, defraud
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| derivations: |
stiffly (adv.), stiffness (n.) |
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