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stiff-necked

[stif-nekt] / ˈstɪfˈnɛkt /


















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"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

He's the stiff-necked marketing wizard she asks to "rebrand" her after an online humiliation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2014

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

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