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stiffer

adjective

Meaning

  1. (of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
  2. (of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
  3. (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
  4. Harsh, severe.
  5. (of muscles or parts of the body) Painful as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
  6. Potent.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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