stiffly adv 1: in a stiff manner; "his hands lay stiffly" [syn: {stiffly}, {stiff}] 2: in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright" [syn: {rigidly}, {stiffly}, {bolt}]
Stiffly \Stiff"ly\, adv. In a stiff manner. [1913 Webster]