English to English

stiff

(st/I/f )

adjective (a)

having a strong physiological or chemical effect(adj.all)

Example:
A stiff drink.

Synonym:
potent, strong
Antonym:
impotent

source: wordnet30
Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

an ordinary man(noun.person)

Example:
A lucky stiff.
A working stiff.

source: wordnet30
the dead body of a human being(noun.body)

Example:
The murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river.

Synonym:
cadaver, clay, corpse, remains

source: wordnet30

adverb (r)

extremely(adv.all)

Example:
Bored stiff.
Frightened stiff.

Synonym:
all-fired, bloody, boiling, damn, drop-dead, enormously, extraordinarily, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, hellishly, hugely, infernally, inordinately, positively, precious, preciously

source: wordnet30
in a stiff manner(adv.all)

Example:
His hands lay stiffly.

Synonym:
stiffly

source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

not moving or operating freely(adj.all)

Example:
A stiff hinge.

source: wordnet30
powerful(adj.all)

Example:
A stiff current.
A stiff breeze.

Synonym:
puissant

source: wordnet30
rigidly formal(adj.all)

Example:
The letter was stiff and formal.

Synonym:
buckram, starchy

source: wordnet30
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable(adj.all)

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

source: wordnet30
incapable of or resistant to bending(adj.all)

Example:
A palace guardsman stiff as a poker.
Stiff hair.
A stiff neck.

Synonym:
rigid

source: wordnet30
very drunk(adj.all)

Synonym:
besotted, blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiff

source: wordnet30

Advertisement

Bookmark This Site