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stiff-hearted

stiff-hearted adjective: obstinate; stubborn; contumacious.

Adjective

stiff-hearted (comparative more stiff-hearted, superlative most stiff-hearted)

  1. obstinate; stubborn; contumacious
    • The children are impudent and stiff-hearted.1917, Bible (Jewish Publication Society), Ezekiel ii. 4

Forms of stiff-hearted

comparativemore stiff-hearted
superlativemost stiff-hearted
alternative formstiffhearted

Questions about stiff-hearted

What does stiff-hearted mean?
Stiff-hearted means obstinate; stubborn; contumacious.
What part of speech is stiff-hearted?
Stiff-hearted is an adjective.

Words near stiff-hearted in the dictionary

  1. stiff-arm
  2. stiff-armed
  3. stiff-arming
  4. stiff-arms
  5. stiff-backed
  6. stiff-hearted
  7. stiff-leaf goldenrod
  8. stiff-lipped
  9. stiff-necked
  10. stiff-neckedly
  11. stiff-neckedness

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