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stiff-necked

adj

Etymology

From stiff + neck + -ed. (figurative): Calque of Hebrew קשה ערף (Exodus 33). A biblical term similar to Swedish styvnackad, Ancient Greek σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotrákhēlos), Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj), German halsstarrig etc.

  1. calqued from קשה ערף

Definitions

  1. Having a stiff neck

    Having a stiff neck; suffering from torticollis

  2. Stubborn and arrogant.

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