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Stiffly

adverb/stˈɪfli/
Definition
in a stiff manner
in a rigid manner
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/stˈɪfli/
🇬🇧British English
/stˈɪfli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/stˈɪfli/
2 syllables Say it as /stˈɪfli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbin a stiff manner
“his hands lay stiffly”
adverbin a rigid manner
“the body was rigidly erect”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
steif
auf eine steife Art und Weise
🇫🇷French
avec raideur
d'une manière raide
🇪🇸Spanish
rígidamente
de manera rígida
🇮🇹Italian
rigidamente
in modo rigido
🇳🇱Dutch
stijf
op een stijve manier
🇵🇹Portuguese
rigidamente
de maneira rígida
🇷🇺Russian
жестко
в жесткой манере
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कडाई से
कड़े तरीके से
🇧🇩Bengali
কঠোরভাবে
একটি কঠোর পদ্ধতিতে
🇮🇳Tamil
விறைப்பாக
கடினமான முறையில்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఠీవిగా
గట్టి పద్ధతిలో
🇮🇳Marathi
कडकपणे
कठोर रीतीने
🇮🇳Gujarati
સખત
સખત રીતે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾಗಿ
ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കഠിനമായി
കഠിനമായ രീതിയിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਖਤੀ ਨਾਲ
ਇੱਕ ਕਠੋਰ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
سختی سے
ایک سخت انداز میں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
僵硬地
僵硬地
🇯🇵Japanese
固く
堅苦しい態度で
🇰🇷Korean
뻣뻣하게
딱딱하게
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cứng nhắc
một cách cứng nhắc
🇹🇭Thai
เคร่งครัด
ในลักษณะแข็งกร้าว
🇮🇩Indonesian
dengan kaku
dengan cara yang kaku
🇵🇭Filipino
matigas
sa isang matigas na paraan
🇲🇾Malay
dengan kaku
dengan cara yang kaku
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بقوة
بطريقة قاسية
🇮🇷Persian
سفت
به شیوه ای سفت
🇹🇷Turkish
katı bir şekilde
sert bir şekilde
🇮🇱Hebrew
בנוקשות
בצורה נוקשה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'stiffly'?
The primary meaning of 'stiffly' is 'in a stiff manner'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'stiffly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'stiffly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'stiffly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'stiffly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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