STIFF
/stɪf/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 11
Definition
- adverb extremely.
- adverb in a stiff manner.
— synonyms: stiffly
- noun an ordinary man.
- noun the dead body of a human being.
— synonyms: cadaver, corpse, clay, remains
- adjective not moving or operating freely.
- adjective powerful.
- adjective rigidly formal.
— synonyms: starchy, buckram
- adjective having a strong physiological or chemical effect.
— synonyms: potent, strong
- adjective marked by firm determination or resolution.
— synonyms: firm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering
- adjective incapable of or resistant to bending.
— synonyms: rigid
- adjective very drunk.
— synonyms: besotted, blind_drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed
Examples
- “A Working Stiff's Manifesto: A Memoir of Thirty Jobs I Quit, Nine That Fired Me, and Three I Can't Remember was published in 2003.”
- “She convinced the stiff to go to her hotel room, where her henchman was waiting to rob him.”
- “Realizing he had forgotten his wallet, he stiffed the taxi driver when the cab stopped for a red light.”
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