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stiffly

Pronunciation: /ˈstɪfli/

The English word “stiffly” has 2 meanings listed here.

adverb

  1. With stiffness; lacking a smooth flow of movement, or lacking movement altogether.
  2. In a stiff manner.

Etymology

From Middle English stifly, styfly; equivalent to stiff + -ly.

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