What does stiff limbed mean?

Stiff-limbed means rigid or inflexible in the limbs. It can be used to describe a person or an animal.

Examples:

* The deer ran through the forest with its stiff-limbed gait.

* The old man walked slowly and stiff-limbed.

* She lay on the ground, her limbs stiff and unresponsive.

Synonyms:

* Rigid

* Inflexible

* Unbending

* Stiff

* Wooden

* Boardlike