stiff - Meaning in Telugu

stiff - Meaning in Telugu

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Definitions and Meaning of stiff in English

stiff adjective

1. very drunk

   Synonyms

   tight

2. incapable of or resistant to bending

   Examples

   • "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"
   • "a rigid strip of metal"
   • "a stiff neck"
   • "a table made of rigid plastic"
   • "stiff hair"
3. rigidly formal

   Examples

   • "a starchy manner"
   • "his prose has a buckram quality"
   • "the letter was stiff and formal"
4. not moving or operating freely

   Example

   • "a stiff hinge"
5. having a strong physiological or chemical effect

   Examples

   • "a potent cup of tea"
   • "a potent toxin"
   • "a stiff drink"
   • "potent liquor"
6. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

   Examples

   • "a firm mouth"
   • "a man of unbendable perseverence"
   • "firm convictions"
   • "steadfast resolve"
   • "unwavering loyalty"
7. powerful

   Examples

   • "a stiff breeze"
   • "a stiff current"

stiff abverb

1. in a stiff manner

   Example

   • "his hands lay stiffly"
2. extremely

   Examples

   • "bored stiff"
   • "frightened stiff"

stiff noun

1. the dead body of a human being

   Examples

   • "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"
   • "the cadaver was intended for dissection"
   • "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"
   • "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"
2. an ordinary man

   Examples

   • "a lucky stiff"
   • "a working stiff"

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