stiff
adjective
rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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If foreign investors fear that Athens will stiff them someday by crying poor, they won't lend, says Mark L.J.
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 11, 2010