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STIFF, a. Gr.

1. Not easily bent not flexible or pliant not flaccid rigid applicable to any substance as stiff wood stiff paper cloth stiff with starch a limb stiff with frost.

They, rising on stiff pinions, tower the mid aerial sky.

2. Not liquid or fluid thick and tenacious inspissated not soft nor hard. Thus melted metals grow stiff as they cool they are stiff before they are hard. The paste is too stiff, or not stiff enough.

3. Strong violent impetuous in motion as in seamens language, a stiff gale or breeze.

4. Hardy stubborn not easily subdued.

How stiff is my vile sense!

5. Obstinate pertinacious firm in perseverance or resistance.

It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument.

A war ensues the Cretans own their cause, stiff to defend their hospitable laws.

6. Harsh formal constrained not natural and easy as a stiff formal style.

7. Formal in manner constrained affected starched not easy or natural as stiff behavior.

The French are open, familiar and talkative the Italians stiff, ceremonious and reserved.

8. Strongly maintained, or asserted with good evidence.

This is stiff news.

9. In seamens language, a stiff vessel is one that will bear sufficient sail without danger of oversetting.