stiff-necked
1Stiff-necked — a. Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff necked pride; a stiff necked people. Ex. xxxii. 9. [1913 Webster] …
2stiff-necked — stiff necked; stiff necked·ly; stiff necked·ness; …
3stiff-necked — A stiff necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company …
4stiff-necked — stiff′ necked′ adj. 1) pat having a stiff neck; having torticollis 2) haughty and obstinate; refractory • Etymology: 1520–30 …
5stiff-necked — adj too proud, and refusing to change or obey = ↑stubborn …
6stiff-necked — [ ,stıf nekt ] adjective very determined and not willing to change: STUBBORN …
7stiff-necked — stiff necked, *obstinate, stubborn, mulish, dogged, pertinacious, pigheaded, bullheaded …
8stiff-necked — [stif′nekt΄] adj. stubborn; obstinate …
9stiff-necked — also stiffnecked ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is stiff necked, you mean that they are proud and unwilling to do what other people want. Syn: stubborn, proud …
10stiff-necked — A stiff necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
