stiffer

Adjective

stiff (comparative stiffer, superlative stiffest)

1. Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
   • “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;[…]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   firm, stark

2. (figuratively) Inflexible; rigid.
3. Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
4. (colloquial) Harsh, severe.
   • He was eventually caught, and given a stiff fine.

   Synonyms:

   brutal, heavy

5. Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
   • My legs are stiff after climbing that hill yesterday.
6. Potent.
   • a stiff drink; a stiff dose; a stiff breeze

   Synonyms:

   powerful, strong

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