stiff

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: stiff

1	adj adv	incapable of or resistant to bending in a stiff manner
2	adj	powerful
3	n	the dead body of a human being
4	n	an ordinary man
5	adv	extremely
6	adj	very drunk

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: stiff

“a palace guardsman stiff as a poker”

“stiff hair”

“a stiff neck”

“a stiff hinge”

“the letter was stiff and formal”

: formal
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

Synonyms:: firm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering

: resolute
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination

“a stiff current”

“a stiff breeze”

: effective, effectual, efficacious
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; fertile
capable of reproducing; equipotent
having equal strength or efficacy; multipotent
able to many things; powerful
having great power or force or potency or effect

Antonyms:: impotent
lacking power or ability; infertile, sterile, unfertile
incapable of reproducing; ineffective, ineffectual, unable
lacking in power or forcefulness; impuissant
lacking physical strength or vigor; powerless
lacking power; show more antonyms...

“the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river”

Type of:: body, dead body
a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

“a lucky stiff”

“a working stiff”

Type of:: adult male, man
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

“bored stiff”

“frightened stiff”

Synonyms:: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, tight, wet

: drunk, inebriated, intoxicated
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

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