What does stiffly mean?

stiffly means "in a stiff manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in stiffly?

stiffly has 2 syllables: stif-fly. The stress falls on "stif". In IPA it is /ˈstɪfli/.

What is another word for stiffly?

Close synonyms include stiff, rigidly, bolt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stiffly a common word?

stiffly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

stiffly — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a stiff manner
“his hands lay stiffly”
Synonymsstiff
2.
in a rigid manner
“the body was rigidly erect”
“he sat bolt upright”
Synonymsrigidly bolt

Questions about stiffly

What does stiffly mean?: stiffly means "in a stiff manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in stiffly?: stiffly has 2 syllables: stif-fly. The stress falls on "stif". In IPA it is /ˈstɪfli/.

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