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stiffnecked

stiffnecked is the alternative form of stiff-necked.

Meaning of stiff-necked

Adjective

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

  1. (literally) Having a stiff neck; suffering from torticollis
  2. (figuratively) Stubborn and arrogant.
    • For the Lord had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 33:5

Forms of stiffnecked

comparativemore stiffnecked
superlativemost stiffnecked

Origin of stiffnecked

From stiff + neck + -ed.

Questions about stiffnecked

What is stiffnecked the alternative form of?
Stiffnecked is the alternative form of stiff-necked.

Words near stiffnecked in the dictionary

  1. stifflegs
  2. Stiffler
  3. Stifflers
  4. stifflike
  5. stiffly
  6. stiffnecked
  7. stiffneckedness
  8. stiffness
  9. stiffnesses
  10. stiffs
  11. stiffs up

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