n.
Function: adverb
Date: 13th century
1 : in a stiff manner : STIFFLY
2 : to an extreme degree : SEVERELY <scared stiff > <bored stiff >
3 : close enough to the hole for an easy putt in golf <hit it stiff and tapped it in for an easy birdie>
n.
Function: adverb
Date: 13th century
1 : in a stiff manner : STIFFLY
2 : to an extreme degree : SEVERELY <scared stiff > <bored stiff >
3 : close enough to the hole for an easy putt in golf <hit it stiff and tapped it in for an easy birdie>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012