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overstiff

overstiff adjective: excessively stiff.

Adjective

overstiff (comparative more overstiff, superlative most overstiff)

  1. Excessively stiff.

Forms of overstiff

comparativemore overstiff
superlativemost overstiff

Origin of overstiff

From over- + stiff.

Words that rhyme with overstiff

28 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about overstiff

What does overstiff mean?
Overstiff means excessively stiff.
What part of speech is overstiff?
Overstiff is an adjective.

Words near overstiff in the dictionary

  1. overstepping the mark
  2. oversteps
  3. oversteps the line
  4. oversteps the mark
  5. overstept
  6. overstiff
  7. overstiffness
  8. overstifle
  9. overstifled
  10. overstifles
  11. overstifling

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