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stiffer 音標拼音: [st'ɪfɚ] adj. 更硬的 更硬的 Stiff \ Stiff\, a. [ Compar. { Stiffer}; superl. { Stiffest}.] [ OE. stif, AS. st[ imac] f; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv, Sw. styf, Icel. st[ imac] fr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L. stipes a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress. Cf. { Costive}, { Stifle}, { Stipulate}, { Stive} to stuff.] 1. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints. [ 1913 Webster] [ They] rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid aerial sky. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary. [ 1913 Webster] It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument. -- Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster] A war ensues: the Cretans own their cause, Stiff to defend their hospitable laws. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 5. Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style. [ 1913 Webster] The French are open, familiar, and talkative; the Italians stiff, ceremonious, and reserved. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] 6. Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. [ Obs. or Colloq.] " This is stiff news." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 7. ( Naut.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to { crank}. -- Totten. [ 1913 Webster] 8. Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price. [ Slang] [ 1913 Webster] { Stiff neck}, a condition of the neck such that the head can not be moved without difficulty and pain. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Rigid; inflexible; strong; hardly; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; harsh; formal; constrained; affected; starched; rigorous. [ 1913 Webster]
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