stiff
adverb/stɪf/
/stɪf/
- (informal) very much; to an extreme degree
- be bored/scared/worried stiff
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
- frozen stiff (of wet material) very cold and hard because the water has become ice
- The clothes on the washing line were frozen stiff.
- (figurative) I came home from the game frozen stiff (= very cold).
Word OriginOld English stīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stijf.
Check pronunciation:
stiff