stiff-neckedadj.

/ˈstɪfnɛkt/

Etymology: < stiff neck + -ed suffix²; after Greek σκληροτράχηλος, Hebrew q^eshē^h ʿōref ‘hard of neck’.

Having a stiff neck. Chiefly figurative of persons, with Biblical reference: Obstinate, stubborn, inflexible, haughty (cf. neck n.¹ Phrases 1b). †Also of a horse: That will not obey the rein. Also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective]

overmoodeOE

highlyOE

overmoodOE

overmoodyOE

orgelc1175

dangerous?c1225

orgula1275

orgulousc1275

fiercec1290

hautain1297

highfulc1325

squeamousc1325

deignousc1330

digne1340

disdainousc1374

sirlya1375

lordlyc1390

high-hearteda1398

haught1430

haut1430

coppedc1449

excellentc1450

fastidious?a1475

loftyc1485

dain?1507

hichty1513

stiff-necked1526

supercilious1528

haughty1530

taunt?a1534

disdainfula1542

high in the instep1555

skeighc1560

queen-like?1571

surlyc1572

stately1579

coy1581

paughtya1586

steya1586

disdained1598

dortya1605

lordlike1605

overly1606

magnatical1608

stiff1608

surly-borne1609

high-sighted1610

lofty-minded1611

sublimed1611

patronizing1619

lording1629

sublimated1634

cavaliering1642

uncondescending1660

nose-in-the-air1673

sidy1673

fastuose1674

uncondescensive1681

condescending1707

stiff-rumped1728

fastidiose1730

cavalier1751

ogertful1754

pawky1809

supercilian1825

splendid1833

touch-me-not1852

pincé1858

high-stepping1867

eyeglassy1871

sniffy1871

cavalierly1876

snifty1889

Olympian1900

ritzy1920

mugwumpish1923

blasé1930

stiff-arsed1937

nose-high1939

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible

ironOE

stour1303

strange1338

unmovablea1382

inflexible1398

stoutc1410

unpliablea1425

intreatable1509

stiff1526

stiff-necked1526

unpliant1547

stout-hearted1552

inexorable1553

obstinate1559

strait-laced1560

impersuasible1576

unflexiblea1586

hard-edged1589

adamantive1594

unyielding1594

adder-deaf1597

steeled1600

irrefragable1601

rigid1606

unpersuadable1607

imployable1613

unswayablea1616

uncompellable1623

inflexive?1624

over-rigid1632

unlimbera1639

seta1640

incomplying1640

uncomplying1643

stiff-girt1659

impersuadable1680

unbendinga1688

impracticable1713

unblendable1716

stiff-rumped1728

unconvinciblea1747

uncompounding1782

unplastic1787

unbending1796

adamant1816

uneasy1819

uncompromising1828

cast iron1829

hard-hitting1831

rigoristic1844

ramrod1850

pincé1858

anchylosed1860

unbendable1884

tape-bound1900

tape-tied1900

hard line1903

tough1905

absolutist1907

hard-arsed1942

go-for-broke1946

hardcore1951

hard-arse1966

hard-ass1967

hardball1974

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > stubborn or restive

restiffc1390

restyc1465

stiff-necked1526

hard-headed?1532

restive1549

rusty1555

hard-mouthed1565

unwayed1607

haunty1657

nappy1924

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts vii. 51 Ye stiffenecked and of vncircumcised hertes and eares.

?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye ii. sig. g5 Yf they be so styffnecked that they wyll not bowe to the truth.

1542 H. Brinkelow Lamentacion sig. Aii The great part of these inordynate ryche styfnecked Cytezyns wyll not haue in their houses that lyuely word of our Soules.

c1550 M. Basset in More's Wks. (1557) 1366/1 If after fayre handelyng, we drawe styll stubbernely backeward, and..contynue yet vnreasonably styffe necked, lyke a Horse and Mule whiche haue no maner of vnderstandynge.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Equus A stiffe necked horse that wil not be ruled.

1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iv. xix. 310 Being stiffe-necked, and stronger than the Bit with which he was held in, hee carryed him forceably into the Enemies Campe.

1710 Tatler No. 214. ⁋1 I shall therefore give up this stiff-necked Generation to their own Obstinacy.

1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 512 One is converted, while the other seemingly goes away stiffnecked in his old errors.

1898 Gissing in Strand Mag. 15 28 The stiff-necked old aristocrat had gone to London.

1963 Times 23 Apr. 13/2 Fortunately the recent exchanges promise slightly less stiff-necked attitudes on both sides.

Derivatives

ˌstiffˈneckedly adv. obstinately.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb]

stoutly1303

a-strut1330

sturdilyc1374

obstinately1395

throa1400

pertinacelyc1425

stubbornlyc1430

pertinatelyc1475

stiffneckedlya1555

peremptorilya1575

pertinaciouslya1614

tenaciouslya1667

mulishly1795

stupidly1866

dourly1871

bloody-mindedly1962

a1555 H. Latimer Let. 15 July in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1563) 1352/1 Yt is no small iniquitie, to keepe any one poore man so longe from his righte and dutye, so stifneckedly and obstinatly.

1664 J. Wilson Cheats ii. iii. 22 We are wilfully, stiffneckedly blind.

1857 S. Winkworth Life Tauler in Tauler's Serm. 132 (note) He were a heretic who, after much admonition, should stiffneckedly disobey the Word of God.

ˌstiffˈneckedness n. obstinacy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun]

obstination?1387

pertinacyc1390

obstinacya1393

thronessa1400

stubbornnessc1440

obstinance?a1475

durenessc1480

pertinacity?1504

stomacha1513

stiffness1526

tenacity1526

persistence1546

obstacleness1548

obstinateness1561

stiffneckedness1570

self-mindedness1574

intractability1579

persistency1600

obstinancy1614

contumacy1619

stomachfulness1621

tenaciousness1642

pertinaciousness1651

irresignation1657

peremptoriness1747

mulishness1763

strongheadedness1793

dourness1794

unmovableness1818

stoutheartedness1826

bullet-headednessa1849

stalwartism1879

camelishness1883

thick and thin1884

stupidity1886

jusqu'auboutisme1917

die-hardism1922

obstinative-

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 549/2 He alwayes wrote most commendable protestations agaynst obstinacie and stifneckednes.

1699 W. Clagett Seventeen Serm. 216 There will be both inconstancy and stiffneckedness.

1861 J. G. Sheppard Fall of Rome xi. 572 A strength of will degenerating into stiff-neckedness and obstinacy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	stiff-necked
释义	stiff-neckedadj. /ˈstɪfnɛkt/ Etymology: < stiff neck + -ed suffix²; after Greek σκληροτράχηλος, Hebrew q^eshē^h ʿōref ‘hard of neck’. Having a stiff neck. Chiefly figurative of persons, with Biblical reference: Obstinate, stubborn, inflexible, haughty (cf. neck n.¹ Phrases 1b). †Also of a horse: That will not obey the rein. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective] overmoodeOE highlyOE overmoodOE overmoodyOE orgelc1175 dangerous?c1225 orgula1275 orgulousc1275 fiercec1290 hautain1297 highfulc1325 squeamousc1325 deignousc1330 digne1340 disdainousc1374 sirlya1375 lordlyc1390 high-hearteda1398 haught1430 haut1430 coppedc1449 excellentc1450 fastidious?a1475 loftyc1485 dain?1507 hichty1513 stiff-necked1526 supercilious1528 haughty1530 taunt?a1534 disdainfula1542 high in the instep1555 skeighc1560 queen-like?1571 surlyc1572 stately1579 coy1581 paughtya1586 steya1586 disdained1598 dortya1605 lordlike1605 overly1606 magnatical1608 stiff1608 surly-borne1609 high-sighted1610 lofty-minded1611 sublimed1611 patronizing1619 lording1629 sublimated1634 cavaliering1642 uncondescending1660 nose-in-the-air1673 sidy1673 fastuose1674 uncondescensive1681 condescending1707 stiff-rumped1728 fastidiose1730 cavalier1751 ogertful1754 pawky1809 supercilian1825 splendid1833 touch-me-not1852 pincé1858 high-stepping1867 eyeglassy1871 sniffy1871 cavalierly1876 snifty1889 Olympian1900 ritzy1920 mugwumpish1923 blasé1930 stiff-arsed1937 nose-high1939 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible ironOE stour1303 strange1338 unmovablea1382 inflexible1398 stoutc1410 unpliablea1425 intreatable1509 stiff1526 stiff-necked1526 unpliant1547 stout-hearted1552 inexorable1553 obstinate1559 strait-laced1560 impersuasible1576 unflexiblea1586 hard-edged1589 adamantive1594 unyielding1594 adder-deaf1597 steeled1600 irrefragable1601 rigid1606 unpersuadable1607 imployable1613 unswayablea1616 uncompellable1623 inflexive?1624 over-rigid1632 unlimbera1639 seta1640 incomplying1640 uncomplying1643 stiff-girt1659 impersuadable1680 unbendinga1688 impracticable1713 unblendable1716 stiff-rumped1728 unconvinciblea1747 uncompounding1782 unplastic1787 unbending1796 adamant1816 uneasy1819 uncompromising1828 cast iron1829 hard-hitting1831 rigoristic1844 ramrod1850 pincé1858 anchylosed1860 unbendable1884 tape-bound1900 tape-tied1900 hard line1903 tough1905 absolutist1907 hard-arsed1942 go-for-broke1946 hardcore1951 hard-arse1966 hard-ass1967 hardball1974 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > stubborn or restive restiffc1390 restyc1465 stiff-necked1526 hard-headed?1532 restive1549 rusty1555 hard-mouthed1565 unwayed1607 haunty1657 nappy1924 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts vii. 51 Ye stiffenecked and of vncircumcised hertes and eares. ?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye ii. sig. g5 Yf they be so styffnecked that they wyll not bowe to the truth. 1542 H. Brinkelow Lamentacion sig. Aii The great part of these inordynate ryche styfnecked Cytezyns wyll not haue in their houses that lyuely word of our Soules. c1550 M. Basset in More's Wks. (1557) 1366/1 If after fayre handelyng, we drawe styll stubbernely backeward, and..contynue yet vnreasonably styffe necked, lyke a Horse and Mule whiche haue no maner of vnderstandynge. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Equus A stiffe necked horse that wil not be ruled. 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iv. xix. 310 Being stiffe-necked, and stronger than the Bit with which he was held in, hee carryed him forceably into the Enemies Campe. 1710 Tatler No. 214. ⁋1 I shall therefore give up this stiff-necked Generation to their own Obstinacy. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 512 One is converted, while the other seemingly goes away stiffnecked in his old errors. 1898 Gissing in Strand Mag. 15 28 The stiff-necked old aristocrat had gone to London. 1963 Times 23 Apr. 13/2 Fortunately the recent exchanges promise slightly less stiff-necked attitudes on both sides. Derivatives ˌstiffˈneckedly adv. obstinately. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] stoutly1303 a-strut1330 sturdilyc1374 obstinately1395 throa1400 pertinacelyc1425 stubbornlyc1430 pertinatelyc1475 stiffneckedlya1555 peremptorilya1575 pertinaciouslya1614 tenaciouslya1667 mulishly1795 stupidly1866 dourly1871 bloody-mindedly1962 a1555 H. Latimer Let. 15 July in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1563) 1352/1 Yt is no small iniquitie, to keepe any one poore man so longe from his righte and dutye, so stifneckedly and obstinatly. 1664 J. Wilson Cheats ii. iii. 22 We are wilfully, stiffneckedly blind. 1857 S. Winkworth Life Tauler in Tauler's Serm. 132 (note) He were a heretic who, after much admonition, should stiffneckedly disobey the Word of God. ˌstiffˈneckedness n. obstinacy. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] obstination?1387 pertinacyc1390 obstinacya1393 thronessa1400 stubbornnessc1440 obstinance?a1475 durenessc1480 pertinacity?1504 stomacha1513 stiffness1526 tenacity1526 persistence1546 obstacleness1548 obstinateness1561 stiffneckedness1570 self-mindedness1574 intractability1579 persistency1600 obstinancy1614 contumacy1619 stomachfulness1621 tenaciousness1642 pertinaciousness1651 irresignation1657 peremptoriness1747 mulishness1763 strongheadedness1793 dourness1794 unmovableness1818 stoutheartedness1826 bullet-headednessa1849 stalwartism1879 camelishness1883 thick and thin1884 stupidity1886 jusqu'auboutisme1917 die-hardism1922 obstinative- 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 549/2 He alwayes wrote most commendable protestations agaynst obstinacie and stifneckednes. 1699 W. Clagett Seventeen Serm. 216 There will be both inconstancy and stiffneckedness. 1861 J. G. Sheppard Fall of Rome xi. 572 A strength of will degenerating into stiff-neckedness and obstinacy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1526
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