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The phrase "slightly stiff" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It describes something that is not completely rigid or inflexible, but still has some stiffness or resistance. Example: Despite her injury, the dancer's movements were only slightly stiff, and her performance was still mesmerizing.
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The cast arrives in formal, slightly stiff groupings.
Whisk until they are fluffy and slightly stiff.
The downside is a ride that can be slightly stiff.
He speaks in a slightly stiff, respectful manner that suggests that he's used to conversing with adults.
Servers are formally dressed, and their attitude is perhaps slightly stiff, but they are certainly efficient enough.
Even in Ingrid Christophersen's slightly stiff translation, "The Bookseller of Kabul" reads like a novel and is absorbing reportage.
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The problem was that few wanted to use him in any way other than as an American version of the slightly stiff-upper-lipped nature's gentleman.
With its usual selection of magical martial artists joined by a lineup that includes Batman, Superman, The Joker and Wonder Woman, the slightly stiff-looking fist-flailing that is the series' trademark looks rather primitive next to the multilayered subtlety of Soul Calibur or Virtua Fighter.
The wheat straw paper shown by Swan at the conference felt slightly stiffer than conventional paper.
In reaction to last year's slightly stiffer, more Fifa-style, attempt at realism, PES 2012 goes back to basics.
Striking a slightly stiffer tone, the Bush administration warned China that its relationship with the United States was being hurt and that it risked further harm with every day that the crew of an American spy plane remained in detention.
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