stiff-necked
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The elves, half or whole, in “Rings of Power” are a stiff-necked bunch, less otherworldly than socially repressed.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022
"I would argue that both governments have been excessively stiff-necked," Bunn says.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 31, 2017
But America has a proud history of stiff-necked heroes.
From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2017
Mattie was an especially hard role, requiring an inexperienced actress to convey her "very adult, very self-possessed, very stiff-necked Protestant sensibility," Ethan Coen said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2010
Harry got out too, and after a minute or so, Ron seemed to regain the feeling in his limbs and followed, still stiff-necked and staring.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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