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stiff
adjective(stiff)
very drunk
stiff
adverb(stiff)
in a stiff manner
Synonyms: stiffly,
Examples:
His hands lay stiffly.
stiff
noun(stiff)
the dead body of a human being
Synonyms: cadaver, clay, corpse, remains,
Examples:
The murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river.
stiff
adjective(stiff)
incapable of or resistant to bending
Synonyms: rigid,
Examples:
A palace guardsman stiff as a poker.
Stiff hair.
A stiff neck.
stiff
adjective(stiff)
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
stiff
adjective(stiff)
rigidly formal
Synonyms: buckram, starchy,
Examples:
The letter was stiff and formal.
stiff
adjective(stiff)
having a strong physiological or chemical effect
Synonyms: potent, strong,
Examples:
A stiff drink.
stiff
noun(stiff)
an ordinary man
Examples:
A lucky stiff.
A working stiff.
stiff
adjective(stiff)
not moving or operating freely
Examples:
A stiff hinge.
stiff
adjective(stiff)
powerful
Examples:
A stiff current.
A stiff breeze.

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