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{
"antonyms": [
{
"source": "Thesaurus:stiff",
"word": "flexible"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:stiff",
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{
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"word": "malleable"
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{
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"word": "Stiff Street"
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"word": "stiff-tailed duck"
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"word": "stiff upper lip"
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"tags": [
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]
},
{
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}
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{
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"word": "starch"
},
{
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"word": "starched"
}
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"pos": "adj",
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{
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{
"ref": "1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:",
"text": "“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;[…]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Xawin:",
"text": "You have discovered the corpse of Captain Willem of the MSV Majesty. His stiff fingers are wrapped tightly around a small datapad.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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],
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[
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],
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{
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"roman": "thir",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "থিৰ"
},
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "ঠেৰেঙা"
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "корав"
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rígid"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yìng",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "硬"
},
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"word": "stug"
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "jäykkä"
},
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "rigide"
},
{
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"lang": "French",
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"masculine"
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "irto"
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rixo"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "steif"
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{
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "starr"
},
{
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "merev"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rigido"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "硬い"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
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"roman": "rɨng",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "រឹង"
},
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"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ttakttakhan",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "딱딱한"
},
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"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rigidus"
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"word": "rigens"
},
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"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stīvs"
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"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stings"
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"word": "stingrs"
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"roman": "kaḍā",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "कडा"
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{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
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"roman": "kaṭhor",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "कठोर"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
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"roman": "dahro",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "दह्रो"
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{
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "rigide"
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stiv"
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{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "nn",
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stiv"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stiew"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "sztywny"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rígido"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "duro"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "inflexível"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rijo"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "hirto"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "firme"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žóstkij",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "жёсткий"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "negíbkij",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "неги́бкий"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tvjórdyj",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "твёрдый"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rag"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "pšosty"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rígido"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
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"word": "duro"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "es",
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"word": "tieso"
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{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "inflexible"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stel"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kɛ̌ng",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "แข็ง"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "cứng"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stifik"
},
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"_dis1": "42 31 2 3 10 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0",
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"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "anhyblyg"
},
{
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"Inflexible; rigid."
],
"id": "en-stiff-en-adj-QcUInTdg",
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"(figurative, of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid."
],
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"of policies and rules and their application and enforcement"
],
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"figuratively"
],
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"_dis1": "12 18 2 5 4 8 11 6 3 4 5 9 7 6",
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "tvǎrd",
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"word": "твърд"
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"word": "kankea"
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"masculine"
],
"word": "rigide"
},
{
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"word": "rigido"
},
{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"word": "inflessibile"
},
{
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"alt": "かたい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "katai",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "固い"
},
{
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"code": "pt",
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"word": "rígido"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 18 2 5 4 8 11 6 3 4 5 9 7 6",
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"word": "inflexível"
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"word": "жёсткий"
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"word": "непоколеби́мый"
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"masculine"
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"ref": "2023 July 4, Marina Hyde, “Who’s for political Bazball with Rishi? Voters? Tories? Anyone?”, in The Guardian:",
"text": "In the end, perhaps these deflections are easier than confronting the reality and debunking some of the less helpful stories a certain section of England likes to tell about itself. Much easier to just order another stiff one, and raise the old toast: “My country, right or wrong!”",
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"ref": "1968, William Price Fox, Southern Fried Plus Six: Short Works of Fiction, page 219:",
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"ref": "1994, Andy Dougan, The actors' director: Richard Attenborough behind the camera, page 63:",
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},
{
"ref": "2016, Ralph J. Gleason, Toby Gleason, Music in the Air: The Selected Writings of Ralph J. Gleason:",
"text": "They never did sell any records. I don't mean they didn't sell 100,000. I mean they didn't sell 5000. Total. National. Coast-to-coast. The record was a stiff.",
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},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yìng",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "硬"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rigide"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stug"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stijf"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "jäykkä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "rigide"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "raide"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "irto"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rixo"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "steif"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "starr"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "merev"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rigido"
},
{
"alt": "かたい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "katai",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "硬い"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "rɨng",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "រឹង"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ttakttakhan",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "딱딱한"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rigidus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rigens"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stīvs"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stings"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stingrs"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "kaḍā",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "कडा"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "kaṭhor",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "कठोर"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "dahro",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "दह्रो"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "rigide"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stiv"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stiv"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stiew"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "sztywny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rígido"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "duro"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "inflexível"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rijo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "hirto"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "firme"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žóstkij",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "жёсткий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "negíbkij",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "неги́бкий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tvjórdyj",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "твёрдый"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rag"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "pšosty"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rígido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "duro"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "tieso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "inflexible"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stel"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kɛ̌ng",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "แข็ง"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "cứng"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "stifik"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "anhyblyg"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible",
"word": "rhyn"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "tvǎrd",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "твърд"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "inflexibel"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "kankea"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "rigide"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "rigido"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "inflessibile"
},
{
"alt": "かたい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "katai",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "固い"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "rígido"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "inflexível"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žóstkij",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "жёсткий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nepokolebímyj",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "непоколеби́мый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nepreklónnyj",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "непрекло́нный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tvjórdyj",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "твёрдый"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "rag"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "rígido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "inflexible"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "anhyblyg"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "rhyn"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement",
"word": "dur"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "encarcarat"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "cerimoniós"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "stug"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "jäykkä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "raide"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "teso"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "serio"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "steif"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "merev"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "stalcánta"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "rigido"
},
{
"alt": "かたい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "katai",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "固い"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "stiv"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "sério"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "firme"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xolódnyj",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "холо́дный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čópornyj",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "чо́порный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "rag"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "pšosty"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "rígido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "serio"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "tieso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "stel"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "anhyblyg"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "rhyn"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed",
"word": "dur"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "silen",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "силен"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "stevig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "kova"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "duro"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "severo"
},
{
"alt": "かたい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "katai",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "堅い"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "hard"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "srogi"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "surowy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "duro"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "severo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "strógij",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "стро́гий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "suróvyj",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "суро́вый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "rígido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "severo"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "dur"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "colloquial: harsh, severe",
"word": "rhyn"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "shvanat",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "схванат"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vdǎrven",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "вдървен"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"note": "[script needed] (liau)",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
]
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ztuhlý"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "stijf"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "jäykkä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "kankea"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "steif"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "rigido"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "koru",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "凝る"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "ioio"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "koio"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "of the neck",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "taui"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "stiv"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "dolorido"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rijo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okostenévšij",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "окостене́вший"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oderevenélyj",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "одеревене́лый"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "rag"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "pšosty"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "dolorido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "adolorido"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of muscles, or parts of the body",
"word": "stel"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "silen",
"sense": "potent",
"word": "силен"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "potent",
"word": "vahva"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krépkij",
"sense": "potent",
"word": "кре́пкий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "silʹnodéjstvujuščij",
"sense": "potent",
"word": "сильноде́йствующий"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nadǎrven",
"sense": "erect, of a penis",
"word": "надървен"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "erect, of a penis",
"word": "raide"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "erect, of a penis",
"word": "tora"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "erect, of a penis",
"word": "stiv"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "erect, of a penis",
"word": "stiv"
}
],
"word": "stiff"
}
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"English adverbs",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old English",
"English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
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\"de\", \"lang\": \"German\", \"sense\": \"of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed\", \"word\": \"steif\"}, {\"code\": \"hu\", \"lang\": \"Hungarian\", \"sense\": \"of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed\", \"word\": \"merev\"}, {\"code\": \"ga\", \"lang\": \"Irish\", \"sense\": \"of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed\", \"word\": \"stalcánta\"}, {\"code\": \"it\", \"lang\": \"Italian\", \"sense\": \"of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed\", \"word\": \"rigido\"}, {\"alt\": \"かたい\", \"code\": \"ja\", \"lang\": \"Japanese\", \"roman\": \"katai\", \"sense\": \"of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed\", \"word\": \"固い\"}, {\"code\": \"nb\", \"lang\": \"Norwegian Bokmål\", \"sense\": \"of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed\", \"word\": \"stiv\"}, {\"code\": \"pt\", \"lang\": \"Portuguese\", \"sense\": \"of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed\", \"word\": \"sério\"}, {\"code\": \"pt\", \"lang\": \"Portuguese\", \"sense\": \"of a person, formal in behavior, 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\"severo\"}, {\"alt\": \"かたい\", \"code\": \"ja\", \"lang\": \"Japanese\", \"roman\": \"katai\", \"sense\": \"colloquial: harsh, severe\", \"word\": \"堅い\"}, {\"code\": \"nb\", \"lang\": \"Norwegian Bokmål\", \"sense\": \"colloquial: harsh, severe\", \"word\": \"hard\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"colloquial: harsh, severe\", \"word\": \"srogi\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"colloquial: harsh, severe\", \"word\": \"surowy\"}, {\"code\": \"pt\", \"lang\": \"Portuguese\", \"sense\": \"colloquial: harsh, severe\", \"word\": \"duro\"}, {\"code\": \"pt\", \"lang\": \"Portuguese\", \"sense\": \"colloquial: harsh, severe\", \"word\": \"severo\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"strógij\", \"sense\": \"colloquial: harsh, severe\", \"word\": \"стро́гий\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"suróvyj\", \"sense\": \"colloquial: harsh, severe\", \"word\": \"суро́вый\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"colloquial: harsh, severe\", \"word\": \"rígido\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"colloquial: harsh, severe\", \"word\": \"severo\"}, {\"code\": \"cy\", \"lang\": \"Welsh\", \"sense\": \"colloquial: harsh, severe\", \"word\": \"dur\"}, {\"code\": \"cy\", \"lang\": \"Welsh\", \"sense\": \"colloquial: harsh, severe\", \"word\": \"rhyn\"}, {\"code\": \"bg\", \"lang\": \"Bulgarian\", \"roman\": \"shvanat\", \"sense\": \"of muscles, or parts of the body\", \"word\": \"схванат\"}, {\"code\": \"bg\", \"lang\": \"Bulgarian\", \"roman\": \"vdǎrven\", \"sense\": \"of muscles, or parts of the body\", \"word\": \"вдървен\"}, {\"code\": \"nan-hbl\", \"lang\": \"Chinese\", \"note\": \"[script needed] (liau)\", \"sense\": \"of muscles, or parts of the body\", \"tags\": [\"Hokkien\"]}, {\"code\": \"cs\", \"lang\": \"Czech\", \"sense\": \"of muscles, or parts of the body\", \"tags\": [\"masculine\"], \"word\": \"ztuhlý\"}, {\"code\": \"nl\", \"lang\": \"Dutch\", \"sense\": \"of muscles, or parts of the body\", \"word\": \"stijf\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"of muscles, or parts of the body\", \"word\": \"jäykkä\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"of muscles, or parts of the body\", \"word\": \"kankea\"}, {\"code\": \"de\", \"lang\": \"German\", \"sense\": \"of muscles, or parts of the body\", \"word\": \"steif\"}, {\"code\": \"it\", \"lang\": \"Italian\", \"sense\": \"of muscles, or parts of the body\", \"word\": \"rigido\"}, {\"code\": \"ja\", \"lang\": \"Japanese\", \"roman\": \"koru\", \"sense\": \"of muscles, or parts of the body\", \"word\": \"凝る\"}, {\"code\": \"mi\", \"lang\": \"Maori\", \"sense\": \"of muscles, or parts of the body\", \"word\": \"ioio\"}, {\"code\": \"mi\", \"lang\": \"Maori\", \"sense\": \"of muscles, or parts of the body\", \"word\": \"koio\"}, {\"code\": \"mi\", \"lang\": \"Maori\", \"note\": \"of the neck\", \"sense\": \"of muscles, or parts of the 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\"lang\": \"Maori\", \"sense\": \"erect, of a penis\", \"word\": \"tora\"}, {\"code\": \"nb\", \"lang\": \"Norwegian Bokmål\", \"sense\": \"erect, of a penis\", \"word\": \"stiv\"}, {\"code\": \"nn\", \"lang\": \"Norwegian Nynorsk\", \"sense\": \"erect, of a penis\", \"word\": \"stiv\"}], \"word\": \"stiff\"}",
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