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stiff
stiff - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
stiff
Definition
(noun) an ordinary man
Example Sentence
a lucky stiff
a working stiff
Definition
(noun) the dead body of a human being
Synonyms
:
cadaver
,
clay
,
corpse
,
remains
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(adj) not moving or operating freely
Example Sentence
a stiff hinge
Definition
(adj) powerful
Example Sentence
a stiff current
a stiff breeze
Definition
(adj) rigidly formal
Synonyms
:
buckram
,
starchy
Example Sentence
a starchy manner
the letter was stiff and formal
his prose has a buckram quality
Definition
(adj) having a strong physiological or chemical effect
Synonyms
:
potent
,
strong
Example Sentence
a potent toxin
potent liquor
a potent cup of tea
a stiff drink
Definition
(adj) marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
Synonyms
:
firm
,
steadfast
,
steady
,
unbendable
,
unfaltering
,
unshakable
,
unwavering
Example Sentence
firm convictions
a firm mouth
steadfast resolve
a man of unbendable perseverence
unwavering loyalty
Definition
(adj) incapable of or resistant to bending
Synonyms
:
rigid
Example Sentence
a rigid strip of metal
a table made of rigid plastic
a palace guardsman stiff as a poker
stiff hair
a stiff neck
Definition
(adj) very drunk
Synonyms
:
besotted
,
blind drunk
,
blotto
,
cockeyed
,
crocked
,
fuddled
,
loaded
,
pie-eyed
,
pissed
,
pixilated
,
plastered
,
slopped
,
sloshed
,
smashed
,
soaked
,
soused
,
sozzled
,
squiffy
,
tight
,
wet
Definition
(adv) extremely
Example Sentence
bored stiff
frightened stiff
Definition
(adv) in a stiff manner
Synonyms
:
stiffly
Example Sentence
his hands lay stiffly
Word used in video below:
text: -(door opens) -Was I supposed to stiff him?
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