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stiff-necked

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stiff-necked (stfnkt)
adj.
Stubborn and arrogant or aloof. See Synonyms at obstinate.
stiff-necked
adj
haughtily stubborn or obstinate
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stiff-necked - haughtily stubborn; "a stiff-necked old Boston brahmin"
obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Translations
stiff-necked [ˈstɪfˈnekt] ADJ (fig) → porfiado, terco
stiff-necked
adj (fig) → halsstarrig
stiff-necked [ˈstɪfˈnɛkt] adj (pej) → ostinato/a, cocciuto/a
stiff-necked [ˈstɪfˈnɛkt] adj (pej) → ostinato/a, cocciuto/a


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Fang was a lean, long-backed, stiff-necked, middle-sized man, with no great quantity of hair, and what he had, growing on the back and sides of his head.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
If Heaven bore with the whole nation of stiff-necked unbelievers for more years than a layman can number, we may endure the presence of one Jew for a few hours.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
Then he had been seized upon by Danglars, who, with a rapid glance at the stiff-necked old major and his modest son, and taking into consideration the hospitality of the count, made up his mind that he was in the society of some nabob come to Paris to finish the worldly education of his heir.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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