stiff
— Adjective
– English
～ not moving or operating freely; "a stiff hinge"
stiff
— Adjective
– English
～ rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
stiff-haired
— Adjective
– English
～ having stiff hair
stiff-backed
— Adjective
– English
～ having a stiff back; "the guards stood stiff-backed and unsmiling"
stiff
— Adjective
– English
～ 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"
stiff
— Adjective
– English
～ powerful; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"
stiff-branched
— Adjective
– English
～ having stiff branches
stiff
— Adjective
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～ marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
stiff-necked
— Adjective
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～ haughtily stubborn; "a stiff-necked old Boston brahmin"
stifled
— Adjective
– English
～ held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"
stifling
— Adjective
– English
～ characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"