stiff-necked

  • 31stiff-neckedness — kə̇dnə̇s, ktn noun ( es) : the quality or state of being stiff necked : pride, obstinacy * * * stiffˈ neckedˈness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑stiff …

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  • 32stiff — adj. & n. adj. 1 rigid; not flexible. 2 hard to bend or move or turn etc.; not working freely. 3 hard to cope with; needing strength or effort (a stiff test; a stiff climb). 4 severe or strong (a stiff breeze; a stiff penalty). 5 (of a person or… …

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  • 33stiff — I. vb 1a. to kill. An Americanism based on the noun form of the word (denoting a corpse). Since the 1960s the term has been heard in raffish or underworld par lance in Britain. 1b. British to attack physically, trounce 2. to take financial… …

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  • 34stiff-neckedly — ˈ ̷ ̷|nekə̇dlē, ktlē adverb : in a stiff necked manner …

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  • 35straw-necked ibis — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an Australian ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis or Carphibis spinicollis) with modified feathers of the lower neck that are yellow and stiff and resemble straw …

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  • 36obstinate — obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, mulish, stiff necked, pigheaded, bullheaded are comparable when they mean fixed or unyielding by temperament or nature. Obstinate implies persistent adherence, especially against persuasion or attack, to …

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  • 37obstinate — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stubborn, firm, headstrong, dogged, pertinacious, opinionated, strong minded, contumacious, opinionative, contradictory, inflexible, positive, perverse, contrary, cantankerous, unimpressible, determined, convinced,… …

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  • 38τραχηλιώδης — stiff necked masc/fem acc pl (attic epic doric) τραχηλιώδης stiff necked masc/fem nom/voc pl (doric aeolic) τραχηλιώδης stiff necked masc/fem nom sg …

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  • 39Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars — The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars is a historical writing on the Reformation in Denmark between the years 1527 and 1532 when the Franciscans eventually were forced to leave Denmark. Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Chronicle of the… …

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  • 40Confrontation — Confrontation …

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