stiff-necked
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stiff-necked
(stĭf′nĕkt′)adj.
Stubborn and arrogant or aloof.
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stiff-necked
adj
haughtily stubborn or obstinate
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stiff′-necked′
adj.
1. having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
2. haughty and obstinate; refractory.
[1520–30]
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Adj. | 1. | stiff-necked - haughtily stubborn; "a stiff-necked old Boston brahmin" obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield |
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stiff-necked
adjectiveTenaciously unwilling to yield:
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stiff-necked
adj (fig) → halsstarrig
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stiff-necked
[ˈstɪfˈnɛkt] adj (pej) → ostinato/a, cocciuto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995