Stiff-upper-lipped
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Possessing a stiff upper lip; stoic. idiomatic
"His stiff-as-a-board tranditionally ^([sic]) masculine good looks and constrained, stiff-upper lipped portrayal of Ed was a wonderful contrast to Fierstein's androgonous ^([sic]), physically mobile Arnold."
Example
More examples"His stiff-as-a-board tranditionally ^([sic]) masculine good looks and constrained, stiff-upper lipped portrayal of Ed was a wonderful contrast to Fierstein's androgonous ^([sic]), physically mobile Arnold."
Etymology
From stiff upper lip + -ed.
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