Stiff(superl.) Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
Stiff(superl.) Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
Stiff(superl.) Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze.
Stiff(superl.) Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.
Stiff(superl.) Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.
Stiff(superl.) Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.
Stiff(superl.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank.
Stiff(superl.) Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price.
Stiffness(n.) The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.
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