Stiff meaning

What does “stiff” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“stiff” is a noun, adjective and adverb with 11 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an ordinary man.

stiff

an ordinary man
“a lucky stiff”
“a working stiff”
the dead body of a human being
“the cadaver was intended for dissection”
“the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse”
Synonymscadaver corpse clay remains

not moving or operating freely
“a stiff hinge”
powerful
“a stiff current”
“a stiff breeze”
rigidly formal
“a starchy manner”
“the letter was stiff and formal”
Synonymsstarchy buckram
having a strong physiological or chemical effect
“a potent toxin”
“potent liquor”
Synonymspotent strong
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
“firm convictions”
“a firm mouth”
Synonymsfirm steadfast steady unbendable unfaltering unshakable unwavering
incapable of or resistant to bending
“a rigid strip of metal”
“a table made of rigid plastic”
Synonymsrigid
very drunk
Synonymsbesotted blind drunk blotto crocked cockeyed fuddled loaded pie-eyed

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University