stiff
adjective
[ stɪf ]
• not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid.
• "a stiff black collar"
Similar:
rigid,
hard,
firm,
hardened,
inelastic,
non-flexible,
inflexible,
ungiving,
impliable,
unmalleable,
• severe or strong.
• "they face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence"
Similar:
harsh,
severe,
hard,
punitive,
punishing,
stringent,
swingeing,
crippling,
rigorous,
drastic,
strong,
heavy,
draconian,
• full of.
• "the place is stiff with alarm systems"
• having a specified unpleasant feeling to an extreme extent.
• "she was scared stiff"
stiff
noun
• a dead body.
• a boring, conventional person.
• "ordinary working stiffs in respectable offices"
• a sports club's reserve team.
stiff
verb
• cheat (someone) out of something, especially money.
• "several workers were stiffed out of their pay"
• ignore (someone) deliberately; snub.
• "the stars are notorious for stiffing their hosts and sponsors at banquets"
• kill (someone).
• "I want to get those pigs who stiffed your doctor"
Origin:
Old English stīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stijf .
