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stiffish

/ˈstɪfɪʃ/

stiffish adjective: somewhat stiff (all senses).

Adjective

stiffish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat stiff (all senses).
    • Even the shabbiest of shore-boats, hired for the shortest time, exacts a stiffish fare.1849, Mayne Reid, The Flag of Distress
    • Th' main sewer will have to be brought clean across i' this direction, an' it'll be a stiffish job.1862, Edwin Waugh, Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine

Origin of stiffish

From stiff + -ish.

Questions about stiffish

What does stiffish mean?
Stiffish means somewhat stiff (all senses).
What part of speech is stiffish?
Stiffish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce stiffish?
Stiffish is pronounced /ˈstɪfɪʃ/.

Words near stiffish in the dictionary

  1. stiffhearted
  2. stiffie
  3. stiffies
  4. stiffing
  5. stiffing up
  6. stiffish
  7. Stiffkey
  8. stiffle
  9. stiffleg
  10. stifflegs
  11. Stiffler

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