What is harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. [Obs. or Colloq.] "This is stiff news." Shak called?
stiff — Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. [Obs. or Colloq.] "This is stiff news." Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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