English to afrikaans meaning of

As 'n byvoeglike naamwoord het "styf" verskeie betekenisse, insluitend:Styf of onbuigsaam, nie maklik gebuig of beweeg nie.Moeilik om te beweeg, te bedryf of te werk behoorlik.Gemak of grasie van beweging ontbreek; ongemaklik.Gebrek aan buigsaamheid of openheid; streng of formeel.Nie maklik verander of beïnvloed nie; koppig of onversetlik.Onwillig om geld te spandeer of vrygewig te wees; suinig.As 'n selfstandige naamwoord kan "styf" verwys na 'n dooie liggaam, veral een wat koud en rigied is. Dit kan ook 'n slengterm wees vir 'n persoon wat formeel of ongesellig is.

Synonyms

  1. clay
  2. cadaver
  3. corpse
  4. remains

Sentence Examples

  1. Samuel turned to the Baron and gave a stiff bow, his face hardening into a dismissive scowl once more.
  2. I was getting stiff, so I stood, stretched, and started pacing.
  3. His other hand traveled to my neck and began gently kneading stiff muscles.
  4. Feeling stiff and poorly rested, he hunched his shoulders against the cold and tried in vain to go back to sleep.
  5. Opening my eyes a sliver, I stared at his back, straight as a rod and just as stiff.
  6. He cupped her breasts in his hands, learning their contours, the feeling of her stiff nipples against his palms so heady he could hardly bear it.
  7. Silas was there again, stiff cane in hand and talking in the shadows with a tall and broad-shouldered shifter.
  8. Another flicker, then Adam, stiff and bored, speaking with a nameless man.
  9. My legs were stiff from yesterday, but I could still feel the electric tingle of magic in my blood.
  10. His every movement was precise and stiff, as if he had a stick shoved up his southern pucker.