stiff
adjective
rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex.
stiffer
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comparativeof stiff.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The pants, made from stiffer denim, proved to be slightly easier, and the robot finished the task in a little over a minute.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Labor advocates who have studied pesticide regulation say the oversight gaps and failures to impose stiffer fines underscore the need for more vigilant enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
If he ventures onto a dance floor now, he admits "my two-step has become a lot stiffer" out of anxiety that a wrong move could be filmed and send him viral.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
It is similar to the old-school, stiffer denim that was long used in jeans before denim makers started adding stretchier fabrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
It was just as the gyptian had said: the little craft was stiffer, more responsive, and very much slippier through the water than she’d ever felt before.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
