Analysis Complete

stiff

/ stiff /
adverb/noun

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
extremely
"bored stiff"
"frightened stiff"
noun Sense 2
an ordinary man
"a lucky stiff"
"a working stiff"
Type of:
man adult male
adjective satellite Sense 3
powerful
"a stiff current"
"a stiff breeze"
"a stiff drink"
Similar:
strong
adjective satellite Sense 4
not moving or operating freely
"a stiff hinge"
Similar:
immobile
adjective satellite Sense 5
lacking ease in bending; not limber
"a stiff neck"
"stiff joints"
"stiff hairs"
Similar:
inflexible
adjective satellite Sense 6
hard to overcome or surmount
"a stiff hike"
"a stiff exam"
"an uphill battle against a popular incumbant"
Similar:
hard
adverb Sense 7
in a stiff manner
"his hands lay stiffly"
adjective satellite Sense 8
rigidly formal
"a starchy manner"
"the letter was stiff and formal"
"his prose has a buckram quality"
Similar:
formal
adjective satellite Sense 9
of a collar; standing up rather than folded down
"an uncomfortable standup collar"
"a stiff collar"
Similar:
inflexible
adjective satellite Sense 10
incapable of or resistant to bending
"a rigid strip of metal"
"a table made of rigid plastic"
"a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"
Similar:
inflexible
noun Sense 11
the dead body of a human being
Type of:
body dead body
Kinds of:
cremains
adjective satellite Sense 12
very drunk
Similar:
intoxicated drunk inebriated
Domain:
cant jargon slang
Semantic Complexity
84%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
10
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

man adult male strong immobile inflexible hard formal body dead body cremains intoxicated drunk