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stiff-necked

  (stĭf'nĕkt')
adj.

Stubborn and arrogant or aloof. See synonyms at obstinate.


 
 
Thesaurus: stiff-necked

adjective

    Tenaciously unwilling to yield: bullheaded, dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, tenacious, willful. See resist/yield.

 
WordNet: stiff-necked
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: haughtily stubborn


 
Translations: Translations for: Stiff-necked

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stivnakket, halsstarrig

Nederlands (Dutch)
stijfkoppig

Français (French)
adj. - guindé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - starrsinnig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ισχυρογνώμων, αλαζονικός

Italiano (Italian)
ostinato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - com torcicolo

Русский (Russian)
упрямый, высокомерный, чопорный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - terco, obstinado, testarudo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vara stel i nacken

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
顽固的, 固执的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 頑固的, 固執的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 목이 뻣뻣해진, 오만한, 고집 센

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 頑固な, 強情な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جامد الرقبه, عنيد, متصلب الرأي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קשה-עורף‬


 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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