stiff

ƙage, sage

Pronunciation

• IPA: /stɪf/

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Adjective

Positive stiff

Comparative stiffer

Superlative stiffest

1. Not able to be bent. <> kasa lanƙwasa. a miƙe.

   my arm is stiff. <> hannūnā yā sagḕ.

Synonyms

• rigid, firm, inflexible, unbending, unbendable

Antonyms

• flexible, bendable, soft, limp

Related words

• stiffen

Noun

Singular stiff

Plural stiffs

1. (countable) (informal) A dead body; a corpse.

   She went to the morgue and saw some stiffs.

Synonyms

• corpse
• body
• dead body

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) stiff

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) stiffs

Past tense (ya wuce) stiffed

Past participle (ya wuce) stiffed

Present participle (ana cikin yi) stiffing

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