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stiff-necked

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stiff-necked

  [stif-nekt]
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–adjective
1. having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
2. haughty and obstinate; refractory.
Origin:
1520–30

Related forms:
stiff⋅neck⋅ed⋅ly  [stif-nek-id-lee, -nekt-lee] , adverb
stiff⋅neck⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. stubborn, obstinate, intractable, willful, pigheaded.
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stiff-necked   (stĭf'někt')
adj.  Stubborn and arrogant or aloof. See Synonyms at obstinate.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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