stiff

About 7.77 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
2. adjective Inflexible; rigid.
3. adjective Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
4. adjective Harsh, severe.

   He was eventually caught, and given a stiff fine.

5. adjective Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.

   My legs are stiff after climbing that hill yesterday.

6. adjective Potent.

   a stiff drink; a stiff dose; a stiff breeze

7. adjective Expensive, pricey.
8. adjective Dead, deceased.

Similar words

rigid starchy hard immobile tight strong pixilated inflexible remains loaded

Often followed by

and with as in neck competition resistance upper breeze

Word family

stiffed stiffer stiffest stiffing stiffish stiffly stiffness stiffnesses stiffs