(1):
(superl.) Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.
(2):
(superl.) Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
(3):
(superl.) Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price.
(4):
(superl.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; - opposed to crank.
(5):
(superl.) Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.
(6):
(superl.) Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.
(7):
(superl.) Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
(8):
(superl.) Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze.