stiffly
With stiffness; lacking a smooth flow of movement, or lacking movement altogetherWith stiffness; lacking a smooth flow of movement, or lacking movement altogether.
Meaning
2 sensesWith stiffness; lacking a smooth flow of movement, or lacking movement altogether.
In a stiff manner.
жёсткоžóstko
in a stiff manner
Examples
4 sentencesTom stood stiffly.
deTom stand steif da. — Felixjp
Lacking sleep, he fell stiffly on the bed.
He moved stiffly after doing too much in the gym the day before.
The poplars stood in two endless rows with their leafless branches pointing stiffly heavenwards.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English stifly, styfly; equivalent to stiff + -ly.From Middle English stifly, styfly; equivalent to stiff + -ly.
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Forms
more stiffly, most stiffly| Comparative | more stiffly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most stiffly |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
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.