be+stiff-necked

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• Stiff-necked — a. Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff necked pride; a stiff necked people. Ex. xxxii. 9. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stiff-necked — stiff necked; stiff necked·ly; stiff necked·ness; …   English syllables

• stiff-necked — A stiff necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• stiff-necked — stiff′ necked′ adj. 1) pat having a stiff neck; having torticollis 2) haughty and obstinate; refractory • Etymology: 1520–30 …   From formal English to slang

• Stiff Necked Fools — is the eighth song written by Bob Marley on his posthumous 1983 reggae album, Confrontation .The title and lyrics reference both the Old Testament and New Testament in the Judeo Christian bible …   Wikipedia

• stiff-necked — adj too proud, and refusing to change or obey = ↑stubborn …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stiff-necked — [ ,stıf nekt ] adjective very determined and not willing to change: STUBBORN …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stiff-necked — stiff necked, *obstinate, stubborn, mulish, dogged, pertinacious, pigheaded, bullheaded …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• stiff-necked — [stif′nekt΄] adj. stubborn; obstinate …   English World dictionary

• stiff-necked — also stiffnecked ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is stiff necked, you mean that they are proud and unwilling to do what other people want. Syn: stubborn, proud …   English dictionary

• stiff-necked —    A stiff necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions