stiff
adjective
rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex.
stiffish
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a word derived from
stiff.
Example Sentences
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Furnished in stiffish fashion, the apartment includes a well-stocked library equipped with everything from Joe Miller's Joke Book to the works of Schopenhauer.
From Time Magazine Archive
More than the stiffish text, the hundreds of pictures disclose her allure, the poetry of her body and even the evangelical frenzy that sent her forth to conquer the world's stages.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I should as soon have thought of inviting Bunker Hill Monument,—though I like her,—sort of—she's stiffish, but fascinating, and plays the violin like—Oh!" with an emphatic emphasis, to convey the inexpressible.
From Hope Benham A Story for Girls by Nora Perry
There's a stiffish breeze; I can tack her round, you'll see, if I've no one interfering.
From Bosom Friends A Seaside Story by Angela Brazil
Now, then, keep an eye on them gals, lad, and I’ll be back as soon as ever I can; though I does feel rather stiffish.
From Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
