† staffishadj.

Forms: Also 1500s–1800s Scottish staffage.

Etymology: < staff n.¹ + -ish suffix¹.

Obsolete.

1. Rigid, stiff, hard.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [adjective] > stiff or rigid

stithc897

stiff1000

starkOE

inflexiblec1400

rigent?1440

unbowable1537

staffish1545

steya1586

unpliablea1618

rigid1618

unsupple1621

unpliant1624

immercurial1637

steeve1637

starky1657

impliablea1734

tharf1747

stiff as a poker1798

unbending1802

unbowsome1818

crisp1851

unbendable1884

poker-stiff1894

unfluxile1925

1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 8 An vnfit and staffysh bow.

1802 J. Sibbald Chron. Sc. Poetry IV. Gloss. Staffage, Staffisch, dry in the mouth, or not easily swallowed, like pease meal bannocks.

2. figurative. Stubborn, unmanageable.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > [adjective] > intractable or recalcitrant

unbuxoma1250

unbowsomec1290

sturdy13..

wildc1350

stubbornc1386

unbaina1400

stoutc1410

kimeta1450

staffish?a1513

untractable1538

intractable1545

sullen1577

restiff1578

indocile1603

resty1603

hot-mouthed1609

immorigerous1623

intractive1623

uncompliable1626

restivea1628

non-complying1649

uncompliant1659

incompliant1706

unobliging1707

recalcitrant1797

unbiddable1825

stocky1836

recalcitrary1861

calcitrant1866

non-cooperative1867

recalcitrating1870

ropeable1870

non-cooperating1895

bolshie1918

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > disobediently stubborn

incorrigiblea1340

unchastisable1382

contumaxc1386

stubbornc1386

stoutc1410

contumacec1425

staffish?a1513

unwieldy1513

untractable1538

intractable1545

prefract?1549

incounselable1554

indocible1555

uncorrectable1562

refractorious1563

haggard1566

neck-stiff1570

uncounsellablea1578

refractary1583

contumacious1603

refractarious1609

refractory1615

unmanageable1616

immorigerous1623

refractive1623

pervicacious1633

unrectifiable1645

undocible1653

undocile1656

untractible1670

unadvisable1672

recalcitrant1797

unguidable1822

recalcitrary1861

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 67 Stuffettis, strekouris and stafische strummellis.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xii. vi. 134 Thymetes, a man of full gret fors, Castyn from hys staffage, skeich and hedstrang hors.

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. f. 5^v A witte in youth, that is not ouer dulle, heauie, knottie and lumpishe, but hard, rough, and though somwhat staffishe.

1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) xxi. 17 I fand hir of ane staffage kynd, Bath staitly, strange, and he.

1802 J. Sibbald Chron. Sc. Poetry IV. Gloss. Staffage, Staffisch, obstinate, obdurate.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	staffish
释义	† staffishadj. Forms: Also 1500s–1800s Scottish staffage. Etymology: < staff n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Obsolete. 1. Rigid, stiff, hard. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [adjective] > stiff or rigid stithc897 stiff1000 starkOE inflexiblec1400 rigent?1440 unbowable1537 staffish1545 steya1586 unpliablea1618 rigid1618 unsupple1621 unpliant1624 immercurial1637 steeve1637 starky1657 impliablea1734 tharf1747 stiff as a poker1798 unbending1802 unbowsome1818 crisp1851 unbendable1884 poker-stiff1894 unfluxile1925 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 8 An vnfit and staffysh bow. 1802 J. Sibbald Chron. Sc. Poetry IV. Gloss. Staffage, Staffisch, dry in the mouth, or not easily swallowed, like pease meal bannocks. 2. figurative. Stubborn, unmanageable. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > [adjective] > intractable or recalcitrant unbuxoma1250 unbowsomec1290 sturdy13.. wildc1350 stubbornc1386 unbaina1400 stoutc1410 kimeta1450 staffish?a1513 untractable1538 intractable1545 sullen1577 restiff1578 indocile1603 resty1603 hot-mouthed1609 immorigerous1623 intractive1623 uncompliable1626 restivea1628 non-complying1649 uncompliant1659 incompliant1706 unobliging1707 recalcitrant1797 unbiddable1825 stocky1836 recalcitrary1861 calcitrant1866 non-cooperative1867 recalcitrating1870 ropeable1870 non-cooperating1895 bolshie1918 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > disobediently stubborn incorrigiblea1340 unchastisable1382 contumaxc1386 stubbornc1386 stoutc1410 contumacec1425 staffish?a1513 unwieldy1513 untractable1538 intractable1545 prefract?1549 incounselable1554 indocible1555 uncorrectable1562 refractorious1563 haggard1566 neck-stiff1570 uncounsellablea1578 refractary1583 contumacious1603 refractarious1609 refractory1615 unmanageable1616 immorigerous1623 refractive1623 pervicacious1633 unrectifiable1645 undocible1653 undocile1656 untractible1670 unadvisable1672 recalcitrant1797 unguidable1822 recalcitrary1861 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 67 Stuffettis, strekouris and stafische strummellis. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xii. vi. 134 Thymetes, a man of full gret fors, Castyn from hys staffage, skeich and hedstrang hors. a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. f. 5^v A witte in youth, that is not ouer dulle, heauie, knottie and lumpishe, but hard, rough, and though somwhat staffishe. 1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) xxi. 17 I fand hir of ane staffage kynd, Bath staitly, strange, and he. 1802 J. Sibbald Chron. Sc. Poetry IV. Gloss. Staffage, Staffisch, obstinate, obdurate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.?a1513
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