stiffly

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɪfli/

Adverb

stiffly (comparative more stiffly, superlative most stiffly)

1. In a stiff manner.
   • [1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC:

     'Twas Mr. Glennie who first moved to seek me; for when the second day came that I was not at school, he thought that I was ill, and went to my aunt's to ask how I did, as was his wont when any ailed. But Aunt Jane answered him stiffly that she could not say how I did.

   • 1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 86:

     'Very well, Clara,' she said stiffly, 'but I shall also speak to your father.'

   • 2019 February 19, Doug Criss, “Here’s why students don’t have to recite the Pledge of Allegiance”, in CNN‎:

     It’s recited in schools across the US every day by students standing stiffly with their hands over their hearts.

Translations

in a stiff manner

Chinese: Mandarin: 呆板地, 笨拙地 Finnish: kankeasti (fi) French: rigidement (fr) Galician: rixidamente Georgian: გახევებულად (gaxevebulad), მოჭიმულად (moč̣imulad) Hungarian: mereven (hu) Italian: rigidamente (it), legnosamente (it) Japanese: こりこり (コリコリ, korikori), ごわごわ (ja) (ゴワゴワ, gowagowa), ごつごつ (ja) (ゴツゴツ, gotsugotsu) Latin: dūrē Latvian: stīvi Middle English: stifly, styfly Norman: rigidement Portuguese: rigidamente (pt) Russian: жёстко (ru) (žóstko) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: кру̑то, др̏вено, у̀ко̄чено Roman: krȗto (sh), dȑveno (sh), ùkōčeno (sh)

Middle English

Adverb

stiffly

1. alternative form of stifly