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stiff-necked

stiff-necked
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stif nekt]
    • /stɪf nɛkt/
    • /stɪf nek/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stif nekt]
    • /stɪf nɛkt/

Definitions of stiff-necked word

  • adjective stiff-necked having a stiff neck; having torticollis. 1
  • adjective stiff-necked haughty and obstinate; refractory. 1
  • adjective stiff-necked If you say that someone is stiff-necked, you mean that they are proud and unwilling to do what other people want. 0
  • adjective stiff-necked haughtily stubborn or obstinate 0
  • adjective stiff-necked stubborn; obstinate 0

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Origin of stiff-necked

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Stiff-necked

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stiff-necked popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for stiff-necked

adj stiff-necked

  • brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
  • bullhead — any of various small northern mainly marine scorpaenoid fishes of the family Cottidae that have a large head covered with bony plates and spines
  • by the book — according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
  • die hard — If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
  • doctrinaire — a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.

adjective stiff-necked

  • hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
  • immalleable — (archaic) Not malleable.
  • impliable — (archaic) Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.
  • indurate — to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
  • obdurate — unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.

Antonyms for stiff-necked

adjective stiff-necked

  • ceasing — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
  • compromising — If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone.
  • ending — An end or final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a book or movie.
  • faltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
  • giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.

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