stiff etymology

Etymology:

• Middle English: stif, stive, styf, from Old English: stif ("stiff, rigid; difficult")
• Proto-Germanic: stibz ("stiff")
• Proto-Indo-European: *steibʰ- ("to be stiff, firm")

Meaning:

• Not easily bent or moved; rigid.
• Difficult to handle or deal with; stubborn.
• Formal or awkward in manner; lacking ease or grace.
• Obstructive.

Usage:

Example Sentences:

• "The cold weather made my joints feel stiff and sore."
• "The negotiations were stiff and difficult, with both sides reluctant to compromise."
• "He always had a stiff upper lip and never showed any emotion."
• "The breeze was stiff, making it difficult to sail."

Other Forms:

• stiffly (adverb)
• stiffness (noun)

stiff relate terms

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• corpse

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• clay

  Etymology The word clay comes from the Old English word clæg pronounced like cleg

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  Etymology Stern comes from the Old English word steorra which means star Meanin

• starch

  Etymology The word starch is derived from the Old English word stearc which means s

• cholesterol

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• rigor

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• buckram

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• body

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