Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - stiff
Stiff
stiff
adj. & n. --adj. 1 rigid; not flexible. 2 hard to bend or move or turn etc.; not working freely. 3 hard to cope with; needing strength or effort (a stiff test; a stiff climb). 4 severe or strong (a stiff breeze; a stiff penalty). 5 (of a person or manner) formal, constrained; lacking spontaneity. 6 (of a muscle or limb etc., or a person affected by these) aching when used, owing to previous exertion, injury, etc. 7 (of an alcoholic or medicinal drink) strong. 8 (predic.) colloq. to an extreme degree (bored stiff; scared stiff). 9 (foll. by with) colloq. abounding in (a place stiff with tourists). --n. sl. 1 a corpse. 2 a foolish or useless person (you big stiff). Phrases and idioms stiff neck a rheumatic condition in which the head cannot be turned without pain. stiff-necked obstinate or haughty. stiff upper lip firmness, fortitude. Derivatives stiffish adj. stiffly adv. stiffness n. Etymology: OE stif f. Gmc
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English stif, from Old English stīf; akin to Middle Dutch stijf ~, Latin stipare to press together, Greek steibein to tread on Date: before 12th century 1. not easily bent ; rigid , lacking in suppleness or flexibility , impeded in movement, drunk 1a, 2. firm, resolute, stubborn, unyielding, proud, d. marked by reserve or decorum, lacking in ease or grace ; stilted, hard fought ; pugnacious, sharp , 4. a. exerting great force , forceful, vigorous, potent , of a dense or glutinous consistency ; thick, 6. harsh, severe , arduous, rugged , not easily heeled over by an external force (as the wind) , expensive, steep , ~ish adjective ~ly adverb ~ness noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. adverb Date: 13th century in a ~ manner ; ~ly, to an extreme degree ; severely , close enough to the hole for an easy putt in golf , III. noun Date: circa 1859 corpse, 2. tramp, bum, a member of the working class, person , flop, failure, IV. verb Date: 1950 transitive verb 1. to refuse to pay or tip , cheat , stick 7a , snub 3 , intransitive verb to fail commercially ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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