noun. an ordinary man a lucky stiff|a working stiff |
noun. the dead body of a human being 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|honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay |
adj. having a strong physiological or chemical effect a potent toxin|potent liquor|a potent cup of tea|a stiff drink |
adv. extremely bored stiff|frightened stiff |
adv. in a stiff manner his hands lay stiffly |
adj. not moving or operating freely a stiff hinge |
adj. powerful a stiff current|a stiff breeze |
adj. rigidly formal a starchy manner|the letter was stiff and formal|his prose has a buckram quality |
adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable firm convictions|a firm mouth|steadfast resolve|a man of unbendable perseverence|unwavering loyalty |
adj. incapable of or resistant to bending a rigid strip of metal|a table made of rigid plastic|a palace guardsman stiff as a poker|stiff hair|a stiff neck |
Synonym: slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, tight, wet, plastered, pixilated, besotted, blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed |
