English Explanatory Dictionary

stiff-upper-lipped

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Possessing a stiff upper lip; stoic.

Word forms

stiff-upper-lipped more stiff-upper-lipped most stiff-upper-lipped

Etymology

From stiff upper lip + -ed.

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