Amanda Foreman

The photograph of the Queen sitting stiffly across the table from Glasgow resident Susan McCarron is so natural and expressive that it looks utterly fake. It looks like an artist's portrait, complete with symbolism, humour and poignancy. No wonder the palace and the press have interpreted it in such different ways.

British Historian

Himesh Reshammiya

Audiences are not interested in watching singers who stand stiffly and sing for three hours.

Indian Actor

Used to describe someone holding a body part tightly, often due to pain or effort.

Physical Tension

Indicates uncomfortable or unnatural movement, possibly caused by discomfort or inexperience.

Awkward Movement

Can reflect a character's emotional state, such as feeling uneasy or strained.

Emotional Discomfort

Suggests a lack of warmth or friendliness during interactions, often in formal settings.

Formal Interaction

Reflects adherence to protocol or tradition, sometimes to the point of discomfort.

Ceremonial Connotations

May imply a character is being cautious or reserved, not just adhering to formality.

Personal Reserve

Describes an action hindered by physical limitations, such as injury or cold.

Physical Constraint

Can indicate suppressing feelings or controlling an emotional response.

Restrained Emotion

Reflects a sense of unease or pain that affects physical movement.

Discomfort

 in a heap really and unfortunately she does it on the side where the bedding isn't quite a high she was gonna say you talking a meter height they're just dropping down and we've always known she died arthritis she's always sought walked stiffly and things but would it realize I was causing the same which problem when she actually wanted

Judy the Giraffe & Her...

 ambit of the other male niala which means that he can put his mantle down his skunk tail back between his legs and can move swiftly on to find something to he looks like he's moving stiffly

Stiffly