stiff
Of the wind, with great forceOf the wind, with great force; strongly.
» Shoes are stiff when they are new.
Новая обувь обычно жёсткая. — stariy
Взуття жорстке, коли нове. — aandrusiak
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2 sensesOf the wind, with great force; strongly.
to a great degree
(dated, slang)Very thoroughly.
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?
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
more stiff, most stiff| Comparative | more stiff Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most stiff |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- in a stiff manner:stiffly
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative 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.