stifflike

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adjective

stiff

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectivestifflike (comparative more stifflike, superlative most stifflike)

comparative more stifflike · superlative most stifflike

  1. dialectalstiff

Origin

  1. Englishstiff
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishstifflike

From stiff + -like.

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APA

stifflike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stifflike

MLA

“stifflike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stifflike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stifflike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stifflike.

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