adjective
The table napkins were so stiff with starch that I almost cracked one
The government here has stiff penalties for drug traffickers
After that kind of an ordeal, you could use a stiff drink, I'm sure
They met with stiff opposition in trying to capture the fort
We had to reduce sail because of a stiff westerly wind
They are asking a pretty stiff price these days for a bottle of good vintage port
Vince is warm and friendly, but his wife is as stiff as a poker
I have always found her writing to be rather stiff
It is quite a stiff climb to the top of the pyramid of Cheops. That was a stiff homework assignment
If you add a bit more water the next time, the jelly won't get quite so stiff
noun
Barry had to go down to the morgue to identify some stiff they hauled out of the river
A stiff is a customer who fails to leave a tip
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