stiff
Example Sentences
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Michael LeTourneau, who runs Porterhouse Construction in Denver, said his Brunt pants are more stretchy than the stiff canvas pants he used to wear.
Still, there is a stiff, almost corporate feel to the place that even the wildest show can’t escape.
From Los Angeles Times
What do you get the woman who has everything — if “everything” constitutes a collection of ghastly hats, a Grinchian disdain for Christmas and a giant golden cage from which she manages the occasional stiff smile?
From Salon
The sewing took effort—the cloth was tough, stiff with age; and several times he jabbed the needle up into the space under his fingernail—but he found it unexpectedly satisfying.
From Literature
Key details: So-called core wholesale prices also rose a stiff 0.4% in December.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
