Noun
-
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"
"the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"
"honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"
-
an ordinary man
"a lucky stiff"
"a working stiff"
Adjective
-
very drunk
- blind drunk - pie eyed -
incapable of or resistant to bending
"a rigid strip of metal"
"a table made of rigid plastic"
"a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"
"stiff hair"
"a stiff neck"
-
marked by firm determination or resolution
not shakable
"firm convictions"
"a firm mouth"
"steadfast resolve"
"a man of unbendable perseverence"
"unwavering loyalty"
-
having a strong physiological or chemical effect
"a potent toxin"
"potent liquor"
"a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"
-
rigidly formal
"a starchy manner"
"the letter was stiff and formal"
"his prose has a buckram quality"
-
powerful
"a stiff current"
"a stiff breeze"
-
not moving or operating freely
"a stiff hinge"
Adverb
-
in a stiff manner
"his hands lay stiffly"
-
extremely
"bored stiff"
"frightened stiff"