单词 | stiffly |
释义 | stiffly —stiffly /ˈstɪf.li/ adverb (FIRM) ► F0 straight and not bending: » The soldiers stood stiffly to attention.Thesaurus+: ↑Hard and firmWord Builder:–Nouns: stiffness–Adjectives: stiff–Verbs: stiffen–Adverbs: stiff, stifflyadverb (NOT RELAXED) ► F0 in a way that is too formal: » "I don't think that it's anything to do with you," he said stiffly.Thesaurus+: ↑Manners and levels of formality , ↑Polite and respectfulWord Builder:–Nouns: stiffness–Adjectives: stiff–Verbs: stiffen–Adverbs: stiff, stifflyadverb (SEVERE) ► F0 severely: » I wrote a stiffly worded letter of complaint to the council.Thesaurus+: ↑SevereWord Builder:–Nouns: stiffness–Adjectives: stiff–Verbs: stiffen–Adverbs: stiff, stiffly |
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