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stiffnecked

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stiff-necked

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

Origin:
1520–30


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


2. stubborn, obstinate, intractable, willful, pigheaded.
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