Afraid and Stiff

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Afraid

Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
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Stiff and afraid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stiff" instead an adjective "Afraid".

Stiff

Stiff adjective - Incapable of or highly resistant to bending.
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Afraid and stiff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Stiff".
Nearby Words: stiffen, stiffness, stiffed, stiffly, stiffened

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  • Literature / Egil's Saga The people of the farm are creeped out, and their behavior shows they are afraid that Skallagrim may turn a revenant.[Skallagrim] was dead and so stiff that no-one could get him raised or straightened, though everything was tried.
    Source: Literature / Egil's Saga
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