Definitions
Rigid, firm, or difficult to bend.
Word origin
From Middle English stiff, stiffe, stif, from Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf, from Proto-Germanic *stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steypós.
Used in a sentence
“You have discovered the corpse of Captain Willem of the MSV Majesty. His stiff fingers are wrapped tightly around a small datapad.”
“He was eventually caught, and given a stiff fine.”
““Yes. I believe she has passed quite a stiff exam.””
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Hard to bend”5 letters
02“Rigid”5 letters
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