stiff´-neck´ed|ness

stiff´-neck´ed|ness
stiff-necked «STIHF NEHKT», adjective.
1. having a stiff neck.
2. Figurative. stubborn; obstinate: »

The stiff-necked old aristocrat... (George Gissing).

SYNONYM(S): mulish, intractable, refractory.
stiff´-neck´ed|ness, noun.

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