stiff-necked
stiff-necked · more stiff-necked · most stiff-necked
упрямый, жестоковыйный
steifnackig, hartnäckig
Having a stiff neck; suffering from torticollisHaving a stiff neck; suffering from torticollis
Meaning
2 senses(literally)Having a stiff neck; suffering from torticollis
(figuratively)Stubborn and arrogant.
steifnackig, hartnäckig
упря́мыйuprjámyj, жестоковы́йныйžestokovýjnyj
haughtily stubborn
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
stubborn:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
stubborn:
Origin
From stiff + neck + -ed.From stiff + neck + -ed.
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Forms
more stiff-necked, most stiff-necked| Comparative | more stiff-necked Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most stiff-necked Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form