stiff

(noun) an ordinary man. Examples: "A lucky stiff." "A working stiff."

(noun) the dead body of a human being. Synonyms: cadaver, corpse, clay, remains. Examples: "The cadaver was intended for dissection." "The end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse." "The murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river." "Honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay."

(adj) not moving or operating freely. Examples: "A stiff hinge."

(adj) powerful. Examples: "A stiff current." "A stiff breeze."

(adj) rigidly formal. Synonyms: starchy, buckram. Examples: "A starchy manner." "The letter was stiff and formal." "His prose has a buckram quality."

(adj) having a strong physiological or chemical effect. Synonyms: potent (vs. impotent), strong. Examples: "A potent toxin." "Potent liquor." "A potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink."

(adj) marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. Synonyms: firm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering. Examples: "Firm convictions." "A firm mouth." "Steadfast resolve." "A man of unbendable perseverence." "Unwavering loyalty."

(adj) incapable of or resistant to bending. Synonyms: rigid. Examples: "A rigid strip of metal." "A table made of rigid plastic." "A palace guardsman stiff as a poker." "Stiff hair." "A stiff neck."

(adj) very drunk. Synonyms: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, tight, wet.

(adv) extremely. Examples: "Bored stiff." "Frightened stiff."

(adv) in a stiff manner. Synonyms: stiffly. Examples: "His hands lay stiffly."