superl harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.
2. stiff ·superl firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze.
3. stiff ·superl very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price.
4. stiff ·superl bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel;
opposed to crank.
5. stiff ·superl not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.
6. stiff ·superl not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.
7. stiff ·superl not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
8. stiff ·superl not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.