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Stiff

Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.

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Similar meaning 22

Drunk 84% connected

of Drink

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Drunk 84% connected

of Drink

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Formal 84% connected

See Methylal.

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Formal 84% connected

See Methylal.

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Gone 84% connected

of Go

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Gone 84% connected

of Go

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Immobile 84% connected

Incapable of being moved; immovable; fixed; stable.

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Immobile 84% connected

Incapable of being moved; immovable; fixed; stable.

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Inebriated 84% connected

of Inebriate

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Inebriated 84% connected

of Inebriate

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Inflexible 84% connected

Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.

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Inflexible 84% connected

Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.

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Intoxicated 84% connected

of Intoxicate

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Intoxicated 84% connected

of Intoxicate

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Multipotent 84% connected

Having manifold power, or power to do many things.

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Multipotent 84% connected

Having manifold power, or power to do many things.

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Resolute 84% connected

Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady.

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Resolute 84% connected

Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady.

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Ripped 84% connected

of Rip

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Ripped 84% connected

of Rip

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Strong 84% connected

Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Strong 84% connected

Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Broader term 2

Body 76% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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Man 76% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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Stiffness 74% connected

The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.

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Stiffness 74% connected

The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.

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Effective 66% connected

Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force,…

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Effective 66% connected

Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force,…

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Effectual 66% connected

Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive.

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Effectual 66% connected

Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive.

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Efficacious 66% connected

Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law.

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Efficacious 66% connected

Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law.

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Fertile 66% connected

Producing fruit or vegetation in abundance; fruitful; able to produce abundantly; prolific; fecund; productive; rich; inventive; as, fertile land or…

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Fertile 66% connected

Producing fruit or vegetation in abundance; fruitful; able to produce abundantly; prolific; fecund; productive; rich; inventive; as, fertile land or…

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Powerful 66% connected

Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine;…

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Powerful 66% connected

Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine;…

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Potency 66% connected

The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influenc…

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Potency 66% connected

The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influenc…

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Strength 66% connected

The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force;…

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Strength 66% connected

The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force;…

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Synonym 24

Besotted 92% connected

of Besot

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Buckram 92% connected

A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandi…

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Cadaver 92% connected

A dead human body; a corpse.

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Clay 92% connected

A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down an…

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Corpse 92% connected

A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously.

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Crocked 92% connected

of Crock

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Firm 92% connected

Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

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Fuddled 92% connected

of Fuddle

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Loaded 92% connected

of Load

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Plastered 92% connected

of Plaster

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Potent 92% connected

Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful' efficacious; as, a potent medicine.

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Rigid 92% connected

Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.

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Slopped 92% connected

of Slop

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Smashed 92% connected

of Smash

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Soaked 92% connected

of Soak

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Soused 92% connected

of Souse

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Starchy 92% connected

Consisting of starch; resembling starch; stiff; precise.

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Steadfast 92% connected

Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm.

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Steady 92% connected

Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

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Stiffly 92% connected

In a stiff manner.

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Strong 92% connected

Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Tight 92% connected

of Tie

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Unshakable 92% connected

Not capable of being shaken; firm; fixed.

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Wet 92% connected

Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet…

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