English dictionary

stiff meaning and definition

Definition and meaning of stiff at MeaningMonkey.org. stiff meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.

STIFF noun

Definition of stiff (noun)

  1. an ordinary man
    • "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"
  2. the dead body of a human being
    • "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"
    • synonyms: cadaver, clay, corpse, remains

STIFF adjective

Definition of stiff (adjective)

  1. not moving or operating freely
    • "a stiff hinge"
  2. powerful
    • "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"
  3. rigidly formal
    • "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
    • synonyms: buckram, starchy
  4. having a strong physiological or chemical effect
    • "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"
    • synonyms: potent, strong
    • antonym: impotent
  5. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  6. incapable of or resistant to bending
    • "a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck"
    • synonyms: rigid
  7. very drunk

STIFF adverb

Definition of stiff (adverb)

  1. extremely
    • "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"
  2. in a stiff manner
    • "his hands lay stiffly"
    • synonyms: stiffly
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

If you find this page useful, share it with others! It would be a great help. Thank you!

  

Link to this page: