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stiff

1. [sypat] gaty [Umumy]

Webster's English Dictionary

stiff

a. [OE. stif, AS. stf; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv, Sw. styf, Icel. stfr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L. stipes a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress. Cf. Costive, Stifle, Stipulate, Stive to stuff.]1. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints. ()

[They] rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid arial sky. (Milton.)

2. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff. ()

3. Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze. ()

4. Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary. ()

It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument. (Jer. Taylor.)

A war ensues: the Cretans own their cause, Stiff to defend their hospitable laws. (Dryden.)

5. Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style. ()

The French are open, familiar, and talkative; the Italians stiff, ceremonious, and reserved. (Addison.)

6. Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. (Shak.)

7. (Naut.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank. (Totten.)

8. Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price. ()

Stiff neck, a condition of the neck such that the head can not be moved without difficulty and pain. ()

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