Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A simplified spelling of
stiff .
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Examples
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Why are these people given the best care when they have no interest in the working stif?
Lieberman: Obama should delay trying to cover the uninsured 2009
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May 28, 2009 at 4:47 am oh teh big rownd eeyz, teh stif wiskurs above teh eeyz, an dat liddul pink tung !
Classics: now with favorite buttons! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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January 22, 2008 at 10:00 pm lite as aw fethur, stif as aw bord…
IZ IN SHIVASANA - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007
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Ellie caught a glimpse of Vern Lawson, the Palm Beach head of detectives, standing stif fl y on the edge of the crowd, wearing an earpiece.
Lifeguard Patterson, James 2005
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Patricia could not quite believe the sound of her own voice, but she heard herself saying stif fl y, “The gentleman can share my table if he wishes.”
Death of a Scriptwriter Beaton, M. C. 1998
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“I have not heard from Miss Halburton-Smythe,” said Hamish stif fl y.
Death of a Scriptwriter Beaton, M. C. 1998
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“I am not interested in my love life at the moment, Angus,” said Hamish stif fl y.
Death of a Dentist Beaton, M. C. 1997
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“I was out at the Smiley brothers on a case,” said Hamish stif fl y, not liking the implication that he was a drunk.
Death of a Dentist Beaton, M. C. 1997
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Patricia could not quite believe the sound of her own voice, but she heard herself saying stif fl y, “The gentleman can share my table if he wishes.”
Death of a Dentist Beaton, M. C. 1997
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He didn 'hab on anything but his shirt an' he say he run so fas '' til the wind had his shirt-tail stif as a board.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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