stiffly

My friend Tim LeBon, a London-based cognitive behavioral therapist and author, has done research on this to fight back against the “stiff upper lip” understanding of Stoicism.

The Independent faces stiff competition in establishing itself as a recognized global news brand to compete with the likes of The New York Times or The Guardian, said media analyst Ian Whittaker.

Those connections are stiff and resist bending under pressure.

Hand-knee crawling also gently engages your hips and shoulders, which tend to get stiff from sitting for long periods of time.

In fact, if you want a stiffer challenge, try doing this puzzle entirely in your head.

And—to judge by the guy in a suit with an earpiece standing stiffly in the hotel lobby—Commissioner has a security detail of one.

Abed, seemingly exhausted from translating, stood stiffly and went to use the bathroom.

There were intermediates too—like at Stella McCartney, where a sweater dress stiffly jutted from a clean-cut ensemble.

But Sarkozy looked haggard when he stiffly walked out of the hospital Monday afternoon in his ubiquitous dark suit.

The plain furniture was stiffly arranged, and there was no litter of clothing or small feminine belongings.

He drew himself up more stiffly than before, as he declined the offer.

He bowed a trifle stiffly, and was surprised to have his bow returned with a graciousness that amounted almost to cordiality.

The Frenchman's blade scintillated in the setting sun around Haggard's more stiffly held weapon.

Zeal, who was sitting stiffly forward, his hands gripping the arms of his chair, laughed dryly.