Stiffly

Examples

• As his arms and legs had been extended stiffly upward as he came to earth upon his back the attitude of death was anything but impressive. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• He has a twist of the gout now and then and walks a little stiffly. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• And with his cumbrous and uneasy action he stiffly offered her his arm. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• But seated in the half-light of the diningroom, sitting stiffly before the shaded candles on the table, she seemed a power, a presence. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• After sitting for a moment in silence, she said very stiffly to Elizabeth, I hope you are well, Miss Bennet. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• I would greatly prefer, officer, Sir Leicester returns stiffly, my Lady's name being entirely omitted from this discussion. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He felt himself bound to conduct himself stiffly towards Fledgeby, and he made him a distant bow. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• This was stiffly resisted, the British crown was intimidated, and the Stamp Acts were repealed (1766). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Margaret bowed; her bow was stiffly returned. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• I require no memorandum, Mr. Blake, he said, stiffly enough. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Nothing could be in worse taste than misplaced flippancy; and he answered somewhat stiffly: Yes, you have been away a very long time. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Then sitting stiffly and looking at him she began to cry. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• I will be glad to see Mr Carriston, observed Justinian a little stiffly, as Maurice thought. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Amy followed, but she poked her hands out stiffly before her, and jerked herself along as if she went by machinery, and her Ow! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• So soon as serious political and social dislocation occurred, the money mechanism began to work stiffly and inaccurately. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Mr. Helstone returned the salutation of the individual in the gig very stiffly indeed. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She bowed ceremoniously to Mrs. Waule, who said stiffly, How do you do, miss? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Xodar stood stiffly erect. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Mr Venus contemplated his fellow-man and partner with doubting eyes, and then rejoined stiffly: 'This is great news indeed, Mr Wegg. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

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