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stiff
What does stiff mean?
stiff (adjective): rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use stiff in a sentence?
- A palace guardsman stiff as a poker. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce stiff?
/stɪf/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does stiff come from?
From Middle English stiff, stiffe, stif, from Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf, from Proto-Germanic *stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steypós.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of stiff?
Words related to stiff
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “stiff” mean?
excellent, exciting, remarkable
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unfavorable; negative; not good
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fit or ready for use or service
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rigid; hard to bend; inflexible
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Which word is closest in meaning to “stiff”?
white
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rigid
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small
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large
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