stiff-necked

[ stif-nekt ]

/ ˈstɪfˈnɛkt /

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adjective

having a stiff neck; having torticollis.

haughty and obstinate; refractory.

Origin of stiff-necked

First recorded in 1520–30

SYNONYMS FOR stiff-necked

2 stubborn, obstinate, intractable, willful, pigheaded.

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OTHER WORDS FROM stiff-necked

stiff·neck·ed·ly

[stif-nek-id-lee, -nekt-lee], /ˈstɪfˈnɛk ɪd li, -ˈnɛkt li/, adverbstiff·neck·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby stiff-necked

stiff-arm, stiff as a board, stiffen, stiffener, stiff-man syndrome, stiff-necked, stiff upper lip, stiffy, stifle, stifling, stigma

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Example sentences from the Web for stiff-necked

Grace had the stiff-necked Drummond pride as well as he, and would hesitate long behind the barriers of conventionality.
Not Like Other Girls|Rosa N. Carey
Should he be deterred from saying that which he conceived it would be right that he should say, because she was stiff-necked?
He Knew He Was Right|Anthony Trollope
But he was hard-mouthed, and stiff-necked and hell-bent on having his own way about things.
I Married a Ranger|Dama Margaret Smith
They were a stiff-necked, extravagant set of idols, the Old Things.
Puck of Pook's Hill|Rudyard Kipling

Now, you'd be awful foolish to act like a mean and stiff-necked female person.
North of Fifty-Three|Bertrand W. Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for stiff-necked

stiff-necked

adjective

haughtily stubborn or obstinate

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单词	stiff-necked
释义	stiff-necked [ stif-nekt ] / ˈstɪfˈnɛkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stiff-necked ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having a stiff neck; having torticollis. haughty and obstinate; refractory. Origin of stiff-necked First recorded in 1520–30 SYNONYMS FOR stiff-necked 2 stubborn, obstinate, intractable, willful, pigheaded. SEE SYNONYMS FOR stiff-necked ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM stiff-necked stiff·neck·ed·ly [stif-nek-id-lee, -nekt-lee], /ˈstɪfˈnɛk ɪd li, -ˈnɛkt li/, adverbstiff·neck·ed·ness, noun Words nearby stiff-necked stiff-arm, stiff as a board, stiffen, stiffener, stiff-man syndrome, stiff-necked, stiff upper lip, stiffy, stifle, stifling, stigma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stiff-necked Grace had the stiff-necked Drummond pride as well as he, and would hesitate long behind the barriers of conventionality. Not Like Other Girls\|Rosa N. Carey Should he be deterred from saying that which he conceived it would be right that he should say, because she was stiff-necked? He Knew He Was Right\|Anthony Trollope But he was hard-mouthed, and stiff-necked and hell-bent on having his own way about things. I Married a Ranger\|Dama Margaret Smith They were a stiff-necked, extravagant set of idols, the Old Things. Puck of Pook's Hill\|Rudyard Kipling Now, you'd be awful foolish to act like a mean and stiff-necked female person. North of Fifty-Three\|Bertrand W. Sinclair British Dictionary definitions for stiff-necked stiff-necked adjective haughtily stubborn or obstinate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stiff-necked tough, harsh, flinty, hard-nosed, strict, rigid, grim, steely, tenacious, unshakable, single-minded, intractable, steadfast, willful, perverse, persistent, ornery, inflexible, determined, headstrong
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stiff-necked

adjective

Origin of stiff-necked

SYNONYMS FOR stiff-necked

OTHER WORDS FROM stiff-necked

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British Dictionary definitions for stiff-necked

adjective

Words related to stiff-necked