stiffen
verb (used with object)
to make stiff.
unstiffened
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a word derived from
stiffen.
Example Sentences
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“THE.BEST.COLLECTION.EVER,” Esquire’s natty English fashion director, Nick Sullivan, tapped out on Instagram, upper lip definitively unstiffened.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2014
He wore a man's sombrero, old and dirty, which came down to his ears and flopped a wide, unstiffened brim around his face.
From Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories by Florence Finch Kelly
Angus had grown into a young man, tall and lean, quite unstiffened by his hard work.
From The Land of Strong Men by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm
Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.
From The Stark Munro Letters by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Frenchman began to turn the sketches over eagerly, and presently Jack saw him staring hard at an unstiffened canvas which he had found.
From In Friendship's Guise by William Murray Graydon
