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stiff-necked

[stif-nekt] / ˈstɪfˈnɛkt /


















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Bateman pointed to a gold frame with inlaid flowers, containing sketches of a mustachioed man in a tuxedo and a serious woman in a stiff-necked dress.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2023

"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

The people I grew up with were the descendants of stiff-necked troublemakers from County Mayo or the Abruzzi, men who never bowed to royalty — peasants to everyone but themselves.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2014

I no longer sit stiff-necked, straight- backed, feet regimented side by side on the floor, eyes at the salute.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood