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stiff

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: stiff

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adjadv
incapable of or resistant to bending
in a stiff manner
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adj
powerful
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n
the dead body of a human being
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n
an ordinary man
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adv
extremely
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adj
very drunk
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: stiff
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adj incapable of or resistant to bending

“a palace guardsman stiff as a poker”
stiff hair”
“a stiff neck”
Synonyms:
rigid
inflexible
resistant to being bent

adj not moving or operating freely

“a stiff hinge”
Synonyms
immobile
not capable of movement or of being moved

adj rigidly formal

“the letter was stiff and formal”
Synonyms:
buckram, starchy
formal
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

adj marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

Synonyms:
firm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering
resolute
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination

adv in a stiff manner

Synonyms:
stiffly
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adj powerful

“a stiff current”
“a stiff breeze”
Synonyms
strong
having strength or power greater than average or expected

adj having a strong physiological or chemical effect

Synonyms:
potent, strong
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
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n the dead body of a human being

“the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river”
Synonyms:
cadaver, clay, corpse, remains
Types:
cremains
the remains of a dead body after cremation
Type of:
body, dead body
a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
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n an ordinary man

“a lucky stiff
“a working stiff
Type of:
adult male, man
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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adv extremely

“bored stiff
“frightened stiff
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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
drunk, inebriated, intoxicated
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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