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stiff

[stif] / stɪf /






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Domestic value brands have gained traction, while premium foreign labels face stiffer scrutiny.

From MarketWatch

Such perfect control is only possible when a child is taken at an early age and carefully and continually taught to practice the muscles which grow stiff in later years.

From Literature

With stiff shirt collars worn as necklaces by women -- paired with plunging necklines -- and oversized furs for men, Chiuri also hoped to "go beyond the distinction between women's and men's wardrobes".

From Barron's

Back straight, chest out, chin at a ninety-degree angle, he marches with stiff legs, advancing for hours on end.

From Literature

He didn’t have much hair either, just a little around the edges; and it was as grey and stiff as a wild hog’s whiskers.

From Literature