stiff
Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
Other meanings
Inflexible; rigid.
Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
Related words
- nonstiff
- overstiff
- stiffen
- stiffish
- stiffleg
- stifflike
- stiffnecked
- stiffness
- stiffship
- stifftail
- stiffware
- unstiff
Word history
From Old English "stīf".
Where this comes from
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