Stiff (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Powerful; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze".

Classification

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Meaning ²

Having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea"; "a stiff drink".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Strong
• Potent

Meaning ³

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".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Rigid

Related Words

• Stiffness (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Very drunk.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Usages

• Cant
• Vernacular
• Jargon
• Argot
• Patois
• Slang
• Lingo

Synonyms

• Slopped
• Soaked
• Cockeyed
• Crocked
• Loaded
• Tight
• Blotto
• Pixilated
• Sozzled
• Fuddled
• Besotted
• Smashed
• Blind Drunk
• Wet
• Plastered
• Pissed
• Squiffy
• Pie-eyed
• Soused
• Sloshed

Meaning ⁵

Not moving or operating freely; "a stiff hinge".

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All adjective clusters.

Related Words

• Stiffness (noun)

Meaning ⁶

Rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Buckram
• Starchy

Related Words

• Stiffness (noun)

Meaning ⁷

Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Steady
• Steadfast
• Unfaltering
• Unwavering
• Firm
• Unbendable
• Unshakable

Related Words

• Stiffness (noun)