stijf

Meaning

Adj

1. stiff, rigid
2. formalistic, posh

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of stijven:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of stijven:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of stijven:

Concepts

rigid

stiff

tight

abrupt

starch

steep

stringent

tense

prim

frigid

rusty

tightly

up

🆙

formalist

stiffly

wooden

stunned

niminy-piminy

formal

offhand

off-hand

offhanded

off-handed

Synonyms

star

stug

houterig

stram

rigide

strak

onbuigzaam

bruusk

spannend

gespannen

stijve

ingespannen

kortaf

steil

pakkend

abrupt

bureaucratisch

formeel

hard

onbuigzame

precies

ruw

taai

vast

stroef

formalistisch

vormelijk

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: stijf

Inherited from Old Dutch: *stīf

In summary

From Middle Dutch stijf, from Old Dutch *stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf, from Proto-Germanic *stīfaz.

Sentences

Nadat ze gisteren had hardgelopen voelde ze zich stijf .

After running yesterday, she felt stiff.