Stiff

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Stiff

Stiff : வளையாத, பிடிவாதமான

Stiff definition

superl.

  1. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
  2. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
  3. Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze.
  4. Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.
  5. Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.
  6. Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.
  7. Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank.
  8. Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price.