stiff
/stˈɪf/
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Definitions
Adjective
having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"
Adjective Satellite
not moving or operating freely; "a stiff hinge"
Adjective Satellite
powerful; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"
Adjective Satellite
rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
Adjective Satellite
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
Adjective Satellite
incapable of or resistant to bending; "a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck"
Adjective Satellite
very drunk
Adverb
extremely; "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"
Adverb
in a stiff manner; "his hands lay stiffly"
Noun
an ordinary man; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"
Noun
the dead body of a human being; "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"
Synonyms
besotted
blind drunk
blotto
buckram
cadaver
clay
cockeyed
corpse
crocked
firm
fuddled
loaded
pie-eyed
pissed
pixilated
plastered
potent
remains
rigid
slopped
sloshed
smashed
soaked
soused
sozzled
squiffy
starchy
steadfast
steady
stiffly
strong
tight
unbendable
unfaltering
unshakable
unwavering
wet