inflexibel adj (figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement)
rigide adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
stevig adj (colloquial: harsh, severe)
stijf adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Finnish

4 entries

jäykkä adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
jäykkä adj (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)
jäykkä adj (of muscles, or parts of the body)
kankea adj (figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement)

French

4 entries

raide adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
raide adj (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)
raide adj (erect, of a penis)
rigide adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Galician

4 entries

irto adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
rixo adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
serio adj (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)
teso adj (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)

German

4 entries

starr adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
steif adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
steif adj (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)
steif adj (of muscles, or parts of the body)

Hungarian

2 entries

merev adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
merev adj (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)

Irish

2 entries

stalcánta adj (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)
stiúgaí noun (slang: cadaver, dead person)

Italian

4 entries

duro adj (colloquial: harsh, severe)
inflessibile adj (figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement)
rigido adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
rigido adj (figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement)

Japanese

4 entries

凝る adj (of muscles, or parts of the body)
固い adj (figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement)
固い adj (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)
堅い adj (colloquial: harsh, severe)

Khmer

1 entries

រឹង adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Korean

1 entries

딱딱한 adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Latin

2 entries

rigidus adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
rigēns adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Latvian

3 entries

stingrs adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
stings adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
stīvs adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Lower Sorbian

3 entries

pšosty adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
pšosty adj (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)
pšosty adj (of muscles, or parts of the body)

Māori

4 entries

ioio adj (of muscles, or parts of the body)
koio adj (of muscles, or parts of the body)
taui adj (of muscles, or parts of the body)
tora adj (erect, of a penis)

Nepali

3 entries

कठोर adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
कडा adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
दह्रो adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Norman

1 entries

rigide adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

hard adj (colloquial: harsh, severe)
stiv adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
stiv adj (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)
stiv adj (of muscles, or parts of the body)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

stiv adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
stiv adj (erect, of a penis)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

stiew adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Polish

4 entries

srogi adj (colloquial: harsh, severe)
surowy adj (colloquial: harsh, severe)
sztywny adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
trup noun (slang: cadaver, dead person)

Portuguese

4 entries

dolorido adj (of muscles, or parts of the body)
duro adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
duro adj (colloquial: harsh, severe)
firme adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Romanian

1 entries

țepui verb (to cheat someone)

Russian

4 entries

жёсткий adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
жёсткий adj (figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement)
кре́пкий adj (potent)
неги́бкий adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

rag adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
rag adj (figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement)
rag adj (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)
rag adj (of muscles, or parts of the body)

Sicilian

4 entries

duru adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
duru adj (colloquial: harsh, severe)
pisanti adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
pisanti adj (figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement)

Spanish

4 entries

adolorido adj (of muscles, or parts of the body)
brutal adj (colloquial: harsh, severe)
dolorido adj (of muscles, or parts of the body)
duro adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Swedish

4 entries

oböjlig adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
stel adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
stel adj (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)
stel adj (of muscles, or parts of the body)

Thai

1 entries

แข็ง adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Unami

2 entries

chinkale adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
chinkalsi adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Vietnamese

1 entries

cứng adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Volapük

1 entries

stifik adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

Welsh

4 entries

anhyblyg adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
anhyblyg adj (figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement)
anhyblyg adj (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)
dur adj (figuratively: of policies and rules and their application and enforcement)

Sample sentences

41 total sentences available.

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Shoes are stiff when they are new.

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He was stiff about it.

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Throughout the five years of painful cancer treatments, he managed to keep a stiff upper lip.

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My shoulders feel stiff.

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