Associations to the word «Stiffly»

Wiktionary

STIFFLY, adverb. In a stiff manner.

Dictionary definition

STIFFLY, adverb. In a stiff manner; "his hands lay stiffly".
STIFFLY, adverb. In a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats