The phrase "a quite stiff" is not correct in standard English; it should be "quite stiff" or "a rather stiff." You can use it when describing something that has a significant level of stiffness, such as a material or a person's demeanor.
Example: "The fabric was quite stiff, making it difficult to move comfortably."
Alternatives: "somewhat stiff" or "fairly stiff."
A glassy polymer such as polystyrene is quite stiff, showing a high ratio of initial stress to initial elongation.
"Paul Newman is a handsome boy, but quite stiff, to my disappointment," film-maker Fred Zinnemann said of him after auditioning him for a production of Oklahoma!
2. Knead dough, pushing it against counter, and folding it repeatedly until it is quite stiff but a little sticky, adding flour as needed.
But one ad is more unusual: Jacqueline Kennedy asking viewers in Spanish to vote for her husband: "Que viva Kennedy!" Mrs. Kennedy's accent was quite good, but her voice was as breathy in Spanish as it was in English, and she seems quite stiff reading a cue card while standing in front of surprisingly ugly wallpaper.
To defuse the threat of high winds, the designers from the start made the roadway quite stiff and added a second deck, even though the volume of traffic was insufficient at first to warrant the lower one.
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to whip egg whites until quite stiff.
Williams said a 14lb rise for Houblon Des Obeaux's weekend victory was "quite stiff" and had tempted her to "throw a knife" at the official handicapper, Phil Smith, who was seated opposite her at lunch.
In the Sixties, Mandela was already a tested and courageous leader, but aloof and quite stiff in public, inclined to cliches.
My own muscles are often quite stiff at the beginning of a session, so I will frequently get massaged until I feel relaxed enough to start exploring.
A: If the lawsuit is for a work that has been registered at the Copyright Office, the damages can be quite stiff.
