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stiff-necked
stiff-necked (stĭf′nĕkt′)adj. Stubborn and arrogant or aloof.stiff-necked adj haughtily stubborn or obstinate stiff′-necked′ adj. 1. having a stiff neck; having torticollis. 2. haughty and obstinate; refractory. [1520–30] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | stiff-necked - haughtily stubborn; "a stiff-necked old Boston brahmin"obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield |
stiff-neckedadjectiveTenaciously unwilling to yield:bullheaded, dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, tenacious, willful.Translationsstiff-necked
Synonyms for stiff-neckedadj tenaciously unwilling to yieldSynonyms- bullheaded
- dogged
- hardheaded
- headstrong
- mulish
- obstinate
- pertinacious
- perverse
- pigheaded
- tenacious
- willful
Words related to stiff-neckedadj haughtily stubbornRelated Words- obstinate
- stubborn
- unregenerate
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