stiff-necked

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stiff-necked (st

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adj.

Stubborn and arrogant or aloof. See Synonyms at obstinate.

stiff-necked

adj

haughtily stubborn or obstinate

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Adj.

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

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