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stand·pat (st

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adj.

Opposed or resistant to change; stubbornly conservative.

standpatter n.

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Adj.

standpat - old-fashioned and out of date

nonprogressive, unprogressive, fusty

conservative - resistant to change

Translations

standpat [ˈstændpæt] adj (US) → inflexible, rigide

standpat [ˈstændˈpæt] adj (Am) → irremovibile

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