stiff-necked

FDR wanted to project easy grace rather than stiff formality—especially when communicating complicated matters.

But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.

MacRae's heels clicked together and his right hand went up in the stiff military salute.

I kept a stiff backbone for a while, but presently a futile rage against circumstances bubbled up and boiled over.

He braced himself unconsciously, and after Zeal's next words did not relax his body, although his lips turned white and stiff.

If he had cut her, he would have shown less contempt than in that stiff raising of the hat.