stiff, rigid, inflexible mean difficult to bend. stiff may apply to any degree of this condition.

STIFF definition: 1. firm or hard: 2. not easily bent or moved: 3. If you are stiff or part of your body is stiff…. Learn more.

STIFF definition: rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex. See examples of stiff used in a sentence.

stiff muscles a stiff back/neck When I got out of bed this morning my back was stiff as a board.

Definition of stiff adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

stiff /stɪf/ adj., -er, -est, n., adv., v. rigid or firm: a stiff collar. not moving or working easily: The garage door handle gets stiff in the cold. (of a person or animal) moving with difficulty or with pain, as from …

If a doorknob is stiff, it won't turn smoothly, and if the smile on your face is stiff, it’s frozen and unnatural looking. When a person is stiff, they are artificial and unrelaxed — unless they're "scared stiff " or …

1. Difficult to bend or fold: stiff new shoes; a stiff collar. 2. a. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant: a stiff hinge. b. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber: a stiff neck.

Something that is stiff is firm or does not bend easily. The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat. His waterproof trousers were brand new and stiff. Her fingers were stiff with cold inside …

(informal) (of a person or part of the body) extremely stiff Examples He would lay in his bed flat on his back, stiff as a board, tightly clutching his blanket with the fingers of both hands.