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stiff meaning in Sanskrit

कठिन kaṭhina

/stɪf/

stiff in Sanskrit: कठिन (kaṭhina), जड (jaḍa), स्तब्ध (stabdhá). In English, stiff means rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.

Sanskrit words for stiff

stiff, hard, firm
कठिन kaṭhina
stiff, torpid
जड jaḍa
stiff, rigid, immovable, paralyzed, senseless, dull
स्तब्ध stabdhá

English meaning of stiff

  1. adjective Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
  2. adjective Inflexible; rigid.
  3. adjective Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
  4. adjective Harsh, severe.

Full definition of stiff

stiff in a sentence

  • He was eventually caught, and given a stiff fine.
  • My legs are stiff after climbing that hill yesterday.
  • a stiff drink; a stiff dose; a stiff breeze

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Questions about stiff in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of stiff in Sanskrit?
Stiff in Sanskrit is कठिन (kaṭhina), जड (jaḍa), स्तब्ध (stabdhá).
stiff इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Stiff: कठिन (kaṭhina), जड (jaḍa), स्तब्ध (stabdhá).
What does stiff mean in English?
Stiff means rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “stiff”: कठिन, जड, स्तब्ध. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: stiff (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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