English to English
adjective
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
A potent toxin.
Potent liquor.
A potent cup of tea.
A stiff drink.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- an ordinary man
A lucky stiff.
A working stiff.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the dead body of a human being
The cadaver was intended for dissection.
The end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse.
The murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river.
Honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay.
source: WordNet 3.0
adverb
- extremely
Bored stiff.
Frightened stiff.
source: WordNet 3.0
- in a stiff manner
His hands lay stiffly.
source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
- not moving or operating freely
A stiff hinge.
source: WordNet 3.0
- powerful
A stiff current.
A stiff breeze.
source: WordNet 3.0
- rigidly formal
A starchy manner.
The letter was stiff and formal.
His prose has a buckram quality.
source: WordNet 3.0
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
Firm convictions.
A firm mouth.
Steadfast resolve.
A man of unbendable perseverence.
Unwavering loyalty.
source: WordNet 3.0
- incapable of or resistant to bending
A rigid strip of metal.
A table made of rigid plastic.
A palace guardsman stiff as a poker.
Stiff hair.
A stiff neck.
source: WordNet 3.0
- very drunk
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [stif] Unát; banát; matigás
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog