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.
He moved stiffly and awkwardly when doing the exercises.
They hold their arms stiffly at their sides, speak slowly in loud, throaty voices punctuated by frequent grunts and groans, and have a fondness for pointless violence.
Confrontations between males begin with the animals walking slowly and stiffly towards each other, before turning to walk in parallel 1020 m / 3264 ft. apart, to assess one another.
Inflorescence terminal, a raceme of umbels, length of 825 cm, densely covered with setae towards the bae, stiffly covered with tiny hairs throughout; umbels length of 0.91.3 cm in diameter.
The plain desk at which she kneels is draped with a richly-patterned textile that is so densely encrusted with embroidery that its corners stand away stiffly.
Fish were observed floating upside-down completely motionless with the illicium hanging down stiffly in a slight arch in front of the fish.
With none of the characters arranged stiffly but rather lunging, shirking and squirming in the panel.
The other chassis (where the skirts and such were located) was stiffly sprung.
