| 单词 | stiffly |
| 释义 | stiffly (once / 1120 pages) adv Use the adverb stiffly to describe something that's done in an awkward or rigid way. If you stiffly introduce yourself to your new neighbor, you're a little inept about it, not very graceful or smooth. Something can move stiffly in a physical sense: your grandmother's knees might bend slowly and stiffly as she eases into a comfortable chair. You can also use stiffly when you're describing someone who is socially uncomfortable. A very formal little boy might stiffly welcome his guests to his seventh birthday party, for example. Stiffly comes from the adjective stiff, with its Old English root of stif, "rigid or inflexible. WORD FAMILYstiff: stiffen, stiffer, stiffest, stiffly, stiffness, stiffs+/stiffen: stiffened, stiffener, stiffening, stiffens/stiffener: stiffeners/stiffening: stiffenings/stiffness: stiffnesses USAGE EXAMPLESI nodded stiffly, although Aunty Ifeoma could not see me. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) Fold in the remaining egg whites, followed by the stiffly whipped cream, taking care not to deflate the filling as it is combined. Los Angeles Times(Nov 22, 2016) When they were done, they very stiffly shook hands. The New Yorker(Nov 10, 2016) 1adv in a stiff manner his hands lay stiffly Syn stiff 2adv in a rigid manner Syn bolt, rigidly |
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