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stiff-necked
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adjective
1.
having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
2.
haughty and obstinate; refractory.
Origin:
1520–30
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stiff·neck·ed·ly
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li
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adverb
stiff·neck·ed·ness,
noun
Synonyms
2.
stubborn, obstinate, intractable, willful, pigheaded.
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stiff-necked
—
adj
haughtily stubborn or obstinate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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