1 in a way that is too formal:
"I don't think that it's anything to do with you," he said stiffly.
2 severely:
3 in a way that is too formal:
"I don’t think it has anything to do with you," he said stiffly.
4 straight, or in a way that does not bend or move easily:
The gown is constructed so stiffly that it could stand up on its own.
The glandular, stiffly-hairy aromatic leaves are about 6 centimeters long and 8 wide, divided into 5 or 7 toothed, heart-shaped lobes.
His arms hung down stiffly by his body.
The spikes of flowers are held stiffly on square stems which arise from the main stem in the angle of the leaf stalks.
In flight the wingspan is around 1 m, with the wings held stiffly.
In some cases, the discomfort of the injection leads the horse to move stiffly in the hindquarters.
Before this happens the male shows off his legs and extends them stiffly and shakes them to attract the female.
The stems are loosely arachnoid and stiffly ascending.
The other chassis (where the skirts and such were located) was stiffly sprung.
