stiff

Noun
  1. An ordinary man (synset 110675559)
    "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"
    is a type of: adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
  2. The dead body of a human being (synset 105225393)
    "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"
    is a type of: body, dead body - a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
    subtypes: cremains - the remains of a dead body after cremation
    same as: cadaver, clay, corpse, remains
Adverb
  1. Extremely (synset 400468690)
    "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"
  2. In a stiff manner (synset 400187654)
    "his hands lay stiffly"
    same as: stiffly
Adjective
  1. Not moving or operating freely (synset 301529778)
    "a stiff hinge"
    similar to: immobile - not capable of movement or of being moved
  2. Powerful (synset 302331435)
    "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"
    similar to: strong - having strength or power greater than average or expected
  3. Rigidly formal (synset 301047623)
    "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
    similar to: formal - being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
    same as: buckram, starchy
  4. Having a strong physiological or chemical effect (synset 301829730)
    "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea"; "a stiff drink"
    also:
    tells us about: effectiveness, potency, strength - capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
    similar to:
    same as: potent, strong
  5. Marked by firm determination or resolution;
    Not shakable (synset 301997735)
    "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
    similar to: resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
    same as: firm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering
  6. Incapable of or resistant to bending (synset 301027321)
    "a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck"
    similar to: inflexible - resistant to being bent
    same as: rigid
  7. Very drunk (synset 300801674)
    domain usage: argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
    similar to: drunk, gone, inebriated, intoxicated, ripped - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
    same as: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, tight, wet

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