an ordinary man; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff" lacking ease in bending; not limber; "a stiff neck"; "stiff joints"; "stiff hairs" hard to overcome or surmount; "a stiff hike"; "a stiff exam"; "an uphill battle against a popular incumbant" not moving or operating freely; "a stiff hinge" powerful; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"; "a stiff drink" extremely; "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff
Something that is stiff is firm or does not bend easily. His waterproof trousers were brand new and stiff Clean the mussels with a stiff brush under cold running water. = rigid + stiffly stiff·ly Moira sat stiffly upright in her straight-backed chair
Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff
(noun) A wrestler who moves very stiffly in the ring and just doesn't look good, or just an untalented wrestler (adjective) Used to describe a move, such as a punch or a kick, that is delivered with such force that it looks especially realistic