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n.
The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.
imp. & p. p.
of Stiffen
n.
Something used to make anything stiff.
superl.
Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank.
superl.
Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze.
n.
The quality or state of being stiff-necked; stubbornness.
superl.
Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Stiffen
a.
Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people.
superl.
Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
superl.
Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
superl.
Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price.
adv.
In a stiff manner.
v. t.
To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch.
n.
Act or process of making stiff.
superl.
Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.
v. i.
To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
v. t.
To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.
n.
One who, or that which, stiffens anything, as a piece of stiff cloth in a cravat.
a.
Somewhat stiff.
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