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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stiff-neckedadjective

    haughtily stubborn

    "a stiff-necked old Boston brahmin"

Wiktionary

  1. stiff-neckedadjective

    Stubborn and arrogant.

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  1. stiff-necked

    Stiff-necked is an adjective used to describe a person who is stubborn, unyielding, or obstinate. The term often implies an unwillingness to change one’s ways or attitude even when it is clearly wrong or harmful. It originates from the biblical reference of someone who is stubbornly resistant to God's guidance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stiff-neckedadjective

    stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stiff-necked in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stiff-necked in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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