stiff

1. superl. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints. Source: opted

2. superl. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff. Source: opted

3. superl. Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze. Source: opted

4. superl. Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary. Source: opted

5. superl. Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style. Source: opted

6. superl. Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. Source: opted

7. superl. Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank. Source: opted

8. superl. Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price. Source: opted

9. adj. not moving or operating freely Source: wordnet

10. adj. strong, vigorous Source: wordnet

11. adj. rigidly formal Source: wordnet

12. adj. having a strong physiological or chemical effect Source: wordnet

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