B2adjectivehealthfood
US/stɪf/
UK/stɪf/
hard and difficult to bend or move; also (of muscles) painful to move
In context
After sitting at my desk all day, my neck feels stiff.
New leather shoes are often stiff and uncomfortable at first.
Beat the egg whites until they are stiff and white.
Words that go with stiff
adjective + noun
- stiff neckI woke up with a stiff neck from the bad pillow.
- stiff competitionSmall shops face stiff competition from online stores.
- stiff jointsOlder people often have stiff joints on cold mornings.
- stiff drinkAfter that long day, he needed a stiff drink.
- stiff fineDrivers who run red lights face a stiff fine.