stiffly
In formal manner
Stiffly describes movement or manner lacking ease or flexibility.
Someone who walks stiffly moves with rigid, jerky motions—from physical pain, formal posture, or emotional discomfort.
He rose stiffly from the chair.
Stiffly also characterizes cold or formal behavior: She nodded stiffly and turned away.
With formal ritual
- primlyWith affected formality
- properlyIn the correct manner
- correctlyIn accurate manner
- courteouslyWith good manners
politely · decorously · rigidly · starched · buttoned-up · mannered · reserved · aloofly
In an uncoordinated manner
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- woodenlyIn an expressionless manner
- jerkilyIn uneven lurches
- mechanicallyDone by machine action
gawkily · ungracefully · lumberingly · self-consciously · haltingly · robotically · stilted · uncoordinated
With steadfast resolve
- inflexiblyIn an unyielding way
- unbendinglyWithout flexibility or compromise
- solidlyIn a firm manner
- fixedlyWithout movement or change
immovably · tautly · erectly · uprightly · ramrod · unyieldingly · tensely · tightly
In an anxious manner
- anxiouslyIn a worried manner
- guardedlyWith protective caution
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- warilyWith watchful caution
edgily · uncomfortably · defensively · cautiously · restlessly · tautly · agitatedly · jitterily
ceremoniously
With formal ritual
courteously · politely · decorously · rigidly · starched · buttoned-up · mannered · reserved · aloofly · distantly
clumsily
In an uncoordinated manner
mechanically · gawkily · ungracefully · lumberingly · self-consciously · haltingly · robotically · stilted · uncoordinated · maladroitly
firmly
With steadfast resolve
- inflexiblyIn an unyielding way
- unbendinglyWithout flexibility or compromise
- solidlyIn a firm manner
fixedly · immovably · tautly · erectly · uprightly · ramrod · unyieldingly · tensely · tightly · staunchly
nervously
In an anxious manner
- anxiouslyIn a worried manner
- guardedlyWith protective caution
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
warily · edgily · uncomfortably · defensively · cautiously · restlessly · tautly · agitatedly · jitterily · on-edge
- scared stiffImmobilized by extreme fright
- frozen stiffImmobilized by extreme cold
- stiff neckCervical muscle tightness
- bored stiffExtremely uninterested and restless
- stiff upper lipControlled emotional restraint
- stiff peakBeaten whites that stand
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