stiff
Rigid; hard to bend; inflexibleRigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
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» Shoes are stiff when they are new.
Новая обувь обычно жёсткая. — stariy
Взуття жорстке, коли нове. — aandrusiak
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15 sensesRigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
(figuratively)Inflexible; rigid.
steif, starr
жёсткийžóstkij, непоколеби́мыйnepokolebímyj, непрекло́нныйnepreklónnyj
Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
steif
холо́дныйxolódnyj, чо́порныйčópornyj
rigidly formal
(colloquial)Harsh, severe.
He was eventually caught, and given a stiff fine.
стро́гийstrógij, суро́выйsuróvyj
Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
My legs are stiff after climbing that hill yesterday.
Potent.
a stiff drink; a stiff dose; a stiff breeze
кре́пкийkrépkij, сильноде́йствующийsilʹnodéjstvujuščij
(informal)Expensive, pricey.
(informal)Dead, deceased.
steif
окостене́вшийokostenévšij, одеревене́лыйoderevenélyj
(slang)Erect.
Having a dense consistency; thick; (by extension) Difficult to stir.
Adding too much peanut butter to your Peanut Sauce recipe may cause your sauce to turn out too stiff.
Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.
beat the egg whites until they are stiff
Of an equation, for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.
Examples
117 sentencesShoes are stiff when they are new.
Взуття жорстке, коли нове. — aandrusiak
ruНовая обувь обычно жёсткая. — stariy
Their muscles are stiff.
У них крепатура. — deniko
deIhre Muskeln sind steif. — Dejo
I'm bored stiff.
Мені надзвичайно нудно. — deniko
deIch sterbe vor Langerweile. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I was scared stiff.
Я був переляканий всмерть. — oromashka
ruЯ был до смерти напуган. — marafon
deIch hatte eine Heidenangst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Did you say you got stiffed?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 6
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English stiff, stiffe, stif, from Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *From Middle English stiff, stiffe, stif, from Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf, from Proto-Germanic *stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steypós.
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Forms
stiffer, stiffestSynonyms
97 synonyms- incapable of or resistant to bending:rigid
- rigidly formal:starchybuckram
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect:potentstrong
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable:firmsteadfaststeadyunbendableunfalteringunshakableunwavering
- very drunk:besottedblind drunkblottocrockedcockeyedfuddledloadedpie-eyed
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.