stiffly

副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In a stiff manner.
    — 'Twas Mr. Glennie who first moved to seek me; for when the second day came that I was not at school, he thought that I was ill, and went to my aunt's to ask how I did, as was his wont when any ailed. But Aunt Jane answered him stiffly that she could not say how I did.

词形变化

more stiffly comparative most stiffly superlative

词源

Etymology tree
Middle English stifly
English stiffly
From Middle English stifly, styfly; equivalent to stiff + -ly.
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