Stiffer

Word STIFFER
Character 7
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Definitions and meanings of "Stiffer"

What do we mean by stiffer?

(of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.

(of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.

(of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.

Harsh, severe.

(of muscles or parts of the body) Painful as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.

Potent.

Dead, deceased.

(of a penis) Erect.

(of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.

Of an equation: for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.

Keeping upright.

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The word "stiffer" in example sentences

Whoever said that drug penalties need to be stiffer is a stupid shmuck. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Some in the garages are nicknaming the stiffer tires, “restrictor tires”. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This way, every year you can just add 15-20% more, like every year frames are getting 18-32% stiffer, which is why you should pay more, and your current bike sucks. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

The nearer we approach our goal, the stiffer is the resistance offered by the enemy. ❋ Unknown (1981)

The larger the mould, the stiffer should be the jelly; and where there is no ice, more isinglass must be used than if the mixture were frozen. ❋ Isabella Mary (1861)

The penalty is much stiffer which is one reason the penalty can seem overly harsh when compared to other incidents. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Less brine means "stiffer" ice that is more difficult for icebreakers to navigate and clear. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You may face "stiffer" opposition when you play Imagine Poker late at night. ❋ Softpedia Mac OS (2010)

The Olympus E-PL1's battery and card door is redesigned from the other two cameras, making its hinge a little stiffer, meaning it stays open better. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The only reason that I can think of is that a piston system doesn't add any real rigidity to the firearm (think of the SA80); while a direct gas system requires a fixed tube between gas port and chamber - giving a "stiffer" setup. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The only reason that I can think of is that a piston system doesn't add any real rigidity to the firearm (think of the SA80); while a direct gas system requires a fixed tube between gas port and chamber - giving a "stiffer" setup. the gas tube provides no significant stiffness -- they are only little things! ❋ Unknown (2010)

My question is whether it's possible for the old shafts to become "stiffer" over age, or are the newer shafts these days made to be more flexible? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Granted, the trend today is for inkers to do just that (trace over every line the penciler puts down), which leads to all sorts of delays, since the art is essentially drawn twice, first by the penciler, and then by the inker who has to recreate every line in ink (which in turn leads to "stiffer" looking art,since the lines aren't spontaneously created), as opposed to back in the day when the penciler could quickly lay down roughs and save time by not having to draw details and leave the detailing to the inker. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But though these and many more like them were said to have made in a year or two more than Livingstone with all his pains had been able to accumulate in a score of years of earnest toil and assiduous devotion to business; were now invited to the same big houses that Livingstone visited, and were greeted by almost as flattering speeches as Livingstone received, Livingstone knew of discussions as to these men at Boards other than the "festal board," and of "stiffer" notes that had been sent them than those stiff and sealed missives which were left at their front doors by liveried footmen. ❋ Thomas Nelson Page (1887)

"stiffer" examination than I did on entry, and that they have to remain for two years on probation aboard the _Britannia_ instead of the three months period which was esteemed sufficient for the "sucking Nelsons" of my time in the old _Illustrious_. ❋ John B. [Illustrator] Greene (N/A)

"stiffer" than they used to be, and they require a greater physical effort, but without requiring or obtaining any greater intellectual value. ❋ ��mile Faguet (1881)

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