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stiff-necked
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Princeton's WordNet
stiff-neckedadjective
haughtily stubborn
"a stiff-necked old Boston brahmin"
Wiktionary
stiff-neckedadjective
Stubborn and arrogant.
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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
Stiff-neckedadjective
stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stiff-necked in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stiff-necked in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Translations for stiff-necked
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- rag-mhuinealachScottish Gaelic
- קשה עורףHebrew
- жестоковы́йный, упря́мыйRussian
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