stiff

stiff is an Adverb

Definition:

[1] Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints. [They] rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid aërial sky. Milton.

[2] Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.

[3] Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze.

[4] Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary. It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument. Jer. Taylor. A war ensues: the Cretans own their cause, Stiff to defend their hospitable laws. Dryden.

[5] Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style. The French are open, familiar, and talkative; the Italians stiff, ceremonious, and reserved. Addison.

[6] Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. [Obs. or Colloq.] "This is stiff news." Shak.

[7] Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank. Totten.

[8] Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price. [Slang] Stiff neck, a condition of the neck such that the head can not be moved without difficulty and pain.