nnoun.personan ordinary manExamples:- a lucky stiff
- a working stiff
Hypernyms:adult male man
Inherited Hypernyms:stiffmanadultpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stiffmanadultpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stiffmanmalepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stiffmanmalepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.bodythe dead body of a human beingSynset:cadaver clay corpse remains
Examples:- the cadaver was intended for dissection
- the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
- the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
- honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
Derivationally Related Form:cadavericcadaverous
Hypernyms:body dead body
Inherited Hypernyms:cadaverbodynatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cremains
adj satadj.allnot moving or operating freelyAntonyms:mobile
Derivationally Related Form:stiffness
Inherited Hypernyms:stiff
Similar to:immobile
adj satadj.allpowerfulExamples:- a stiff current
- a stiff breeze
Antonyms:weak
Inherited Hypernyms:stiff
Similar to:strong
adj satadj.allrigidly formalSynset:buckram starchy
Examples:- a starchy manner
- the letter was stiff and formal
- his prose has a buckram quality
Antonyms:informal
Derivationally Related Form:stiffness
Inherited Hypernyms:starchy
Similar to:formal
adjadj.allhaving a strong physiological or chemical effectAttributes:effectiveness potency strength
Synset:potent strong
Examples:- a potent toxin
- potent liquor
- a potent cup of tea
- a stiff drink
Antonyms:impotent
Derivationally Related Form:potency
Inherited Hypernyms:potent
Similar to:equipotent multipotent
See also:effective effectual efficacious fertile powerful
adj satadj.allmarked by firm determination or resolution; not shakableSynset:firm steadfast steady unbendable unfaltering unshakable unwavering
Examples:- firm convictions
- a firm mouth
- steadfast resolve
- a man of unbendable perseverence
- unwavering loyalty
Antonyms:irresolute
Derivationally Related Form:stiffnessfirmnesssteadfastnesssteadiness
Inherited Hypernyms:firm
Similar to:resolute
adj satadj.allincapable of or resistant to bendingSynset:rigid
Examples:- a rigid strip of metal
- a table made of rigid plastic
- a palace guardsman stiff as a poker
- stiff hair
- a stiff neck
Antonyms:flexible
Derivationally Related Form:rigidityrigidnessstiffness
Inherited Hypernyms:rigid
Similar to:inflexible
adj satadj.allvery drunkDomain Usage:argotcantjargonlingopatoisslangvernacular
Synset:besotted blind drunk blotto cockeyed crocked fuddled loaded pie-eyed pissed pixilated plastered slopped sloshed smashed soaked soused sozzled squiffy tight wet
Antonyms:sober
Inherited Hypernyms:besotted
Similar to:drunk gone inebriated intoxicated ripped
advadv.allextremelyExamples:- bored stiff
- frightened stiff
Inherited Hypernyms:stiff
advadv.allin a stiff mannerSynset:stiffly
Pertainyms:stiff
Inherited Hypernyms:stiffly