stiff
adjective
rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex.
overstiff
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a word derived from
stiff.
Example Sentences
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They were also to keep the aching backs and weary shoulders from getting overstiff.
From Our Army at the Front by Heywood Broun
He came at last, lurching in his walk, being overstiff from his long ride.
From Saint Martin's Summer by Rafael Sabatini
They are principally arabesques, somewhat resembling the panels in the Cathedral at Genoa, but include four figure panels of little angels and an Annunciation in two panels, which are not without charm, though rather overstiff.
From Intarsia and Marquetry by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
