Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stiffer

/stˈɪfɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: stiffer
IPA: /stˈɪfɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of stiff: more stiff, more rigid, more inflexible, more unbending.

noun

An erection of the penis.

Slang

Example Sentences

"It was made up because I had a stiffer and a standing prick hath no conscience. And if that standing prick is attached to Bruce Robertson then it hath less than no conscience."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

stiffers (plural)

Rhymes With

differ sniffer sypher pipher shiffer

Questions

How do you pronounce stiffer?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɪfɚ/.
What does stiffer mean?: comparative form of stiff: more stiff, more rigid, more inflexible, more unbending.

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