Definition of stiff

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Stiff (superl.) Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.

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Bent :: Bent (n.) A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass..
Pricky :: Pricky (a.) Stiff and sharp; prickly.
Whalebone :: Whalebone (n.) A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes. See Baleen..
Cream :: Cream (v. i.) To form or become covered with cream; to become thick like cream; to assume the appearance of cream; hence, to grow stiff or formal; to mantle..
Rigor :: Rigor (n.) Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness; hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty.
Piculet :: Piculet (n.) Any species of very small woodpeckers of the genus Picumnus and allied genera. Their tail feathers are not stiff and sharp at the tips, as in ordinary woodpeckers..
Stith :: Stith (a.) Strong; stiff; rigid.
Sprunt :: Sprunt (n.) Anything short and stiff.
Coriaceous :: Coriaceous (a.) Stiff, like leather or parchment..
Stiff-necked :: Stiffly (adv.) In a stiff manner.
Primness :: Primness (n.) The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.
Pier :: Pier (n.) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.
Crinkle :: Crinkle (v. i.) To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle, as stiff cloth when moved..
Stiffening :: Stiffened (imp. & p. p.) of Stiffe.
Pluteus :: Pluteus (n.) The free-swimming larva of sea urchins and ophiurans, having several long stiff processes inclosing calcareous rods..
Truss :: Truss (n.) To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces..
Rigidity :: Rigidity (n.) Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
Stiffen :: Stiffening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stiffe.
Strigine :: Strigillose (a.) Set with stiff, slender bristles..
Hem :: Hem (n.) A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge..
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