- stiff-necked
- adjective Date: 1526 1. haughty, stubborn 2. formal, stilted
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
stiff-necked
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Stiff-necked — a. Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff necked pride; a stiff necked people. Ex. xxxii. 9. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stiff-necked — stiff necked; stiff necked·ly; stiff necked·ness; … English syllables
stiff-necked — A stiff necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company … The small dictionary of idiomes
stiff-necked — stiff′ necked′ adj. 1) pat having a stiff neck; having torticollis 2) haughty and obstinate; refractory • Etymology: 1520–30 … From formal English to slang
stiff-necked — adj too proud, and refusing to change or obey = ↑stubborn … Dictionary of contemporary English
stiff-necked — [ ,stıf nekt ] adjective very determined and not willing to change: STUBBORN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stiff-necked — stiff necked, *obstinate, stubborn, mulish, dogged, pertinacious, pigheaded, bullheaded … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stiff-necked — [stif′nekt΄] adj. stubborn; obstinate … English World dictionary
stiff-necked — also stiffnecked ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is stiff necked, you mean that they are proud and unwilling to do what other people want. Syn: stubborn, proud … English dictionary
stiff-necked — A stiff necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Stiff-necked — A stiff necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company … Dictionary of English idioms
