stiff-necked

== English == === 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. === Adjective === stiff-necked (comparative more stiff-necked, superlative most stiff-necked) (literally) Having a stiff neck; suffering from torticollis (figuratively) Stubborn and arrogant. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====