stif

Middle English

/stiːf/

adj
Definitions
  • Stiff, firm, hard; difficult to move or manipulate.
  • Strong, fixed, hardy well-built; constructed as to last.
  • Having strong resolve; unyielding or strong-minded.
  • Daring, audacious, valiant, boastful.
  • Having great strength, might or ability; mightful.
  • Having great force or potence; forceful.
  • Bloody, injurious, wounding; causing injury or challenge.
  • (rare) Runny; having a high viscosity.
  • (rare) Rough; not smooth to the touch.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stīf inherited from Proto-Germanic *stīfaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*stīfaz

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