stiff
adjective
rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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"BP is stiffing too many victims and short-changing others," Democratic Representative John Conyers, the committee chairman, said in a statement.
From Reuters ● Jun. 19, 2010