(superl.) Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or
flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
(superl.) Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated;
neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
(superl.) Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff
gale or breeze.
(superl.) Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate;
pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.
(superl.) Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected;
starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.
(superl.) Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.
(superl.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a
stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank.
(superl.) Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff
charge; a stiff price.
