stif
Pronunciation: /stiːf/
“stif” is a Middle English word. Its 13 meanings in English:
adjective
- Stiff, firm, hard; difficult to move or manipulate.
- Strong, fixed, hardy well-built; constructed as to last.
- Having strong resolve; unyielding or strong-minded.
- Daring, audacious, valiant, boastful.
- Having great strength, might or ability; mightful.
- Having great force or potence; forceful.
- Bloody, injurious, wounding; causing injury or challenge.
- Runny; having a high viscosity.
- Rough; not smooth to the touch.
adverb
- Stiffly, firmly, unmoveably; in a way that is difficult to move or manipulate.
- With strong resolve; unyieldingly or strong-mindedly.
- Bloodily, injuriously, woundingly; in a way causing injury or challenge.
- Daringly, bravely, forcefully, totally.
Etymology
From Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf. The variant with a short vowel is probably from the comparative.
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