Definition of Stiffish

1. a. Somewhat stiff.

Definition of Stiffish

1. Adjective. quite stiff (all meanings) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stiffish

1. somewhat stiff [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stiffish

stiff person syndrome
stiff upper lip
stiffed
stiffen
stiffened
stiffener
stiffeners
stiffening
stiffenings
stiffens
stiffer
stiffest
stiffie
stiffies
stiffing
stiffish (current term)
stifflike
stiffly
stiffnecked
stiffneckedness
stiffness
stiffnesses
stiffs
stiffship
stiffships
stifftail
stifftails
stiffware
stifle

Literary usage of Stiffish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants: With an Easy Introduction to the by William Withering (1801)
"Petals with short stiffish purple hairs at the base of the limb. Flowers pale pink. Mountain Pink. ..."

2. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory by William Macgillivray (1852)
"The plumage is dense, soft, glossy, and blended; the feathers of the fore part of the head small, and stiffish; of the rest of the head and neck very soft, ..."

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