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单词 stiff-necked
释义

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]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.stiff-necked - haughtily stubborn; "a stiff-necked old Boston brahmin"obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

stiff-necked

adjectiveTenaciously unwilling to yield:bullheaded, dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, tenacious, willful.
Translations

stiff-necked


  • adj

Synonyms for stiff-necked

adj tenaciously unwilling to yield

Synonyms

  • bullheaded
  • dogged
  • hardheaded
  • headstrong
  • mulish
  • obstinate
  • pertinacious
  • perverse
  • pigheaded
  • tenacious
  • willful

Words related to stiff-necked

adj haughtily stubborn

Related Words

  • obstinate
  • stubborn
  • unregenerate
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