stiff stiff /ˈstɪf/

adjective

1. () Not moving or operating freely  ( stiff )
   not moving or operating freely
    A stiff hinge
   a stiff hinge
   
2. () Rigidly formal  ( buckram , starchy , stiff )
   rigidly formal
    A starchy manner
   a starchy manner
    The letter was stiff and formal
   the letter was stiff and formal
    His prose has a buckram quality
   his prose has a buckram quality
   
3. () Powerful  ( stiff )
   powerful
    A stiff current
   a stiff current
    A stiff breeze
   a stiff breeze
   
4. [Informal] Very drunk  ( besotted [Archaic] , blind drunk [Informal] , blotto [Informal] , cockeyed [Informal] , fuddled [Informal] , loaded [Informal, N. American] , pie-eyed [Informal] , pissed [Informal, British] , pixilated [Informal] , plastered [Informal] , slopped , sloshed [Informal] , smashed [Informal] , soaked [Informal] , soused [Informal] , sozzled [Informal] , squiffy , stiff [Informal] , tight [Informal] , wet [Informal] , bevvied [Informal, British] , crocked [Informal, N. American] , bladdered [Informal, British] , blitzed [Informal] , blootered [Dialect, UK] , bombed [Informal] , juiced [Informal, N. American] , liquored up [ N. American] , lit up [Slang] , mullered [Informal, British] , off one's face [Informal, British] , rat-arsed [British, Vulgar] , shitfaced [Vulgar] , shit-faced [Vulgar] , stinko [Informal] , stonkered [Informal, Australian, New Zeland] , swacked [Informal, N. American] , tanked up [Informal] , three sheets to the wind [Informal] , trashed [Informal] , trolleyed [Informal, British] , trollied [Informal, British] )
   very drunk
   
5. Incapable of or resistant to bending  ( stiff , rigid )
   incapable of or resistant to bending
    A rigid strip of metal
   a rigid strip of metal
    A table made of rigid plastic
   a table made of rigid plastic
    A palace guardsman stiff as a poker
   a palace guardsman stiff as a poker
    Stiff hair
   stiff hair
    A stiff neck
   a stiff neck
   
6. Having a strong physiological or chemical effect  ( stiff , strong , potent )
   having a strong physiological or chemical effect
    A potent toxin
   a potent toxin
    Potent liquor
   potent liquor
    A potent cup of tea
   a potent cup of tea
    A stiff drink
   a stiff drink
   
7. Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable  ( steadfast , steady , stiff , firm , unbendable , unfaltering , unshakable , unwavering , unshakeable )
   marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
    Firm convictions
   firm convictions
    A firm mouth
   a firm mouth
    Steadfast resolve
   steadfast resolve
    A man of unbendable perseverence
   a man of unbendable perseverence
    Unwavering loyalty
   unwavering loyalty
   

adverb

1. In a stiff manner  ( stiff , stiffly )
   in a stiff manner
    His hands lay stiffly
   his hands lay stiffly
   
2. Extremely  ( stiff )
   extremely
    Bored stiff
   bored stiff
    Frightened stiff
   frightened stiff
   

noun

1. () [Informal] An ordinary man  ( stiff [Informal] )
   an ordinary man
    A lucky stiff
   a lucky stiff
    A working stiff
   a working stiff
   
2. [Informal] The dead body of a human being  ( clay , remains , stiff [Informal] , cadaver , corpse )
   the dead body of a human being
    The cadaver was intended for dissection
   the cadaver was intended for dissection
    The end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
   the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
    The murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
   the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
    Honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
   honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay