Added 9 October 2026 stiff-backed adjective Categories: Describing Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about stiff-backed at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Having a stiff back. the guards stood stiff-backed and unsmiling Related Words: backedstiff-heartedstiffheartedstiff-neckedbuttheadedsturdystiffishstifflikehardheadedobstinatestoutheartedstark Back to today's word