stiff-necked

[ stif-nekt ]
/ ˈstɪfˈnɛkt /

adjective

having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
haughty and obstinate; refractory.

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Origin of stiff-necked

First recorded in 1520–30

SYNONYMS FOR stiff-necked

2 stubborn, obstinate, intractable, willful, pigheaded.

OTHER WORDS FROM stiff-necked

stiff·neck·ed·ly [stif-nek-id-lee, -nekt-lee] /ˈstɪfˈnɛk ɪd li, -ˈnɛkt li/, adverbstiff·neck·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby stiff-necked

stiff, stiff as a board, stiff upper lip, stiff-arm, stiff-man syndrome, stiff-necked, stiffen, stiffener, stiffy, stifle, stifling
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Words related to stiffnecked

tough, harsh, flinty, hard-nosed, strict, rigid, grim, steely, tenacious, unshakable, single-minded, intractable, steadfast, willful, perverse, persistent, ornery, inflexible, determined, headstrong

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British Dictionary definitions for stiffnecked

stiff-necked

adjective

haughtily stubborn or obstinate
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