Stiff things don’t bend or move easily. Dead bodies and tree branches are often stiff, and your back might feel stiff if you sit for too long. But to stiff the wait staff is to skip the tip. Bad idea.
Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm;
Noun
the dead body of a human being
Noun
an ordinary man; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"
Adjective S.
very drunk
Adjective S.
incapable of or resistant to bending; "a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"
Adjective S.
of a collar; standing up rather than folded down; "an uncomfortable standup collar"; "a stiff collar"
Adjective S.
lacking ease in bending; not limber; "a stiff neck"; "stiff joints"; "stiff hairs"
Adjective S.
rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
Adjective S.
hard to overcome or surmount; "a stiff hike"; "a stiff exam"; "an uphill battle against a popular incumbant"
Adjective S.
not moving or operating freely; "a stiff hinge"
Adjective S.
powerful; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"; "a stiff drink"
Adverb
in a stiff manner; "his hands lay stiffly"
Adverb
extremely; "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"
superl.
Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or
flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
superl.
Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated;
neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
superl.
Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff
gale or breeze.
superl.
Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate;
pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.
superl.
Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected;
starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.
superl.
Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.
superl.
Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a
stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank.
superl.
Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff
charge; a stiff price.
Stiff
[They] rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid a'89rial sky.2.
It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument.
A war ensues: the Cretans own their cause, Stiff to defend their hospitable laws.5.
The French are open, familiar, and talkative; the Italians stiff, ceremonious, and reserved.6.
Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm;
Usage Examples
I think working with Johnny Depp was very intimidating. It was my fault though. I mean he's a total cool nice, nice guy, but I was just so, I don't know, overpowered by his presence. Like he's a very mystic person. He's older so I never really warmed up around him. I was so stiff.
Are your kids learning the right lessons about 9/11? Ten years after Osama bin Laden's henchmen murdered thousands of innocents on American soil, too many children have been spoon-fed the thin gruel of progressive political correctness over the stiff antidote of truth.
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Other Usage ExamplesPeople who keep stiff upper lips find that it's damn hard to smile.
At 35, I'm definitely starting to feel more like a grown-up than I ever have. There's nothing in my life that is childish or whimsical. Having fun is fantastic and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also, I think, you have to have that to put into your work or else it's going to feel stiff.
Ireland sober is Ireland stiff.
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