单词	stiffly
释义	stiffly /ˈstɪfli / adverb 1In a manner that is not relaxed or friendly: they stiffly shook hands she sits stiffly beside him and says he 's just a friend... I stiffly hugged my stepmother. She stiffly accepted his hand, and he lead her to the floor. William stiffly responded with a nod. 1.1In a way that lacks ease of movement: the arthritis makes her walk stiffly and slowly he looked gaunt and moved stiffly... He danced stiffly, raising his legs and plunking them down again like a tin soldier, as if he were being controlled by a master puppeteer. You strut stiffly, head up, as if the place smells of disinfectant. As the third set began, he was limping stiffly around the court. 1.2In a way that is firm and difficult to bend or move: a stiffly starched shirt she gently turned the key in the lock where it stiffly slid into place... Carefully fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and transfer mixture to buttered baking pan. During this time, she was allowed to wear her own clothing, and not the stiffly starch hardness of the plain prison uniform. Saltgrass blades are stiffly rigid with sharp tips. 2In a severe or strong manner: stiffly worded letters of complaint defendants were always convicted and stiffly sentenced... His book is not a dry compendium of stiffly stated rules. He requested the promulgation of a law that would stiffly punish all those attempting to play with national unity. It created substantial costs in unemployment and lost output in order to stiffly deal with inflation.
随便看	unclean uncleanliness uncleanly uncleanness unclear uncleared unclearly unclearness unclench Uncle Sam Uncle Tom Uncle Tom Cobley (or Cobleigh) and all unclimbable unclimbed unclip uncloak unclog unclose unclosed unclothe unclothed unclouded uncluttered unco uncoated

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