Like stiff muscles (5)
I believe the answer is:
tense
(Other definitions for tense that I've seen before include "Form of verb showing time" , "Uneasy" , "past possibly" , "Anxious - future, perhaps?" , "Strained by time in grammar" .)
I believe the answer is:
tense
(Other definitions for tense that I've seen before include "Form of verb showing time" , "Uneasy" , "past possibly" , "Anxious - future, perhaps?" , "Strained by time in grammar" .)