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Discover LudwigThe phrase "the stiff" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used in contexts referring to a dead body or someone who is rigid or inflexible in behavior.
Example: "The detective examined the scene and found the stiff lying on the floor."
Alternatives: "the corpse" or "the cadaver."
Dictionary
the stiff
adjective
Rigid, hard to bend, inflexible.
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Gone the stiff, ascetic technocrat.
The stiff hand is badly done.
'It's the stiff upper lip,' he says.
Remember the stiff formalities among the criminals in "Reservoir Dogs"?
I remember the stiff hoof and the sliced carrots.
Gone are the stiff, embellished dresses and fussy curls.
Many drivers go into summons shock over the stiff penalties.
Flags starched sideways by the stiff sea breeze.
Quiet reigned; a sailboat passed briskly in the stiff breeze.
A note to British organizers: lose the stiff upper lip.
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