HyperDic: stiff-necked

English > 1 sense of the word stiff-necked:
ADJECTIVEallstiff-neckedhaughtily stubborn
English > stiff-necked: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaninghaughtily stubborn.
Example"a stiff-necked old Boston brahmin"
Broaderstubborn, obstinate, unregeneratetenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

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