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stiff-necked

[stif-nekt] / ˈstɪfˈnɛkt /


















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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

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




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