stiff

stiff

  1. jäykkä, kankea

  2. kova, raskas

  3. kohtuuton

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stiff

  1. tehokas, hedelmällinen, taipumaton, jäykkä, kankea, kova, voimakas, vahva, terävä, väkevyys, tehokkuus, vahvuus, teho.

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terävä

jäykkänä

kova

kalmo

tukeva puhekieltä rigid Rigid, hard to bend, inflexible.
(RQ:Chmbrs YngrSt)

“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;(nb..). ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
puhekieltä Inflexible; rigid.
puhekieltä formal Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
puhekieltä harsh Harsh, severe.

(ux)

puhekieltä painful Painful as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
potent Potent.
dead Dead, deceased.
puhekieltä erect Erect.
puhekieltä Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.

beat the egg whites until they are stiff

An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff.

A Working Stiffs Manifesto: A Memoir of Thirty Jobs I Quit, Nine That Fired Me, and Three I Can't Remember was published in 2003.''

A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.

She convinced the stiff to go to her hotel room, where her henchman was waiting to rob him.

puhekieltä A cadaver, a dead person.
puhekieltä A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
puhekieltä Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.

Realizing he had forgotten his wallet, he stiffed the taxi driver when the cab stopped for a red light.

1946, William Foote Whyte, Industry and Society, page 129
We asked one girl to explain how she felt when she was "stiffed." She said, You think of all the work you've done and how you've tried to please them….
to cheat someone
1992, Stephen Birmingham, Shades of Fortune, page 451
You see, poor Nonie really was stiffed by Adolph in his will. He really stiffed her, Rose, and I really wanted to right that wrong.
to tip ungenerously
2007, Mary Higgins Clark, I Heard That Song Before, page 154
Then he stiffed the waiter with a cheap tip.

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