stiffly
/ˈstɪfli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "When Handy had gone, Bert Barricue sagged in, unwashed, unshaven. He sat down stiffly."
- "It’s recited in schools across the US every day by students standing stiffly with their hands over their hearts."
- "'Twas Mr. Glennie who first moved to seek me; for when the second day came that I was not at school, he thought that I was ill, and went to my aunt's to ask how I did, as was his wont when any ailed. But Aunt Jane answered him stiffly that she could not say how I did."
- "'Very well, Clara,' she said stiffly, 'but I shall also speak to your father.'"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: stifly
Inflected Forms
more stiffly (comparative)
most stiffly (superlative)