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Added 10 October 2026

stiffly

/ˈstɪfli/ adverb

In Latin: dūrē Wiktionary

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stiffly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In a stiff manner.
his hands lay stiffly
In a rigid manner.
the body was rigidly erect

Origin

From Middle English stifly, styfly; equivalent to stiff + -ly.

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