VERBS
- be, feel, lie, look, sit, stand
- She lay stiff and still beside him
- become, get, go
- My trousers were getting stiff with mud. My fingers had gone stiff with cold
ADV
- very
- a bit, fairly, quite, rather
PREP
- with
- The clothes were stiff with dust and grease
VERBS
- be, feel
- He felt stiff all over
- become, get, go
- You'll get stiff if you don't have a hot bath
- leave sb, make sb
- All that digging made me really stiff
ADV
- really, very
- all
- My arm's gone all stiff
- a bit, a little, rather
VERBS
- be, seem
- Their punishment seemed rather stiff
ADV
- very
- in the face of some very stiff competition
- a bit, fairly, quite, rather
VERBS
- be, look, seem, sound
- She was aware that her words sounded stiff
- become
ADV
- very
- a bit, a little, rather, slightly, somewhat
- His manner seemed rather stiff and impersonal
