— stiffneckedly /stif"nek"id lee, -nekt"lee/ , adv. — stiffneckedness , n.
/stif"nekt"/ , adj.
1. having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
2. haughty and obstinate; refractory.
[ 1520-30 ]
Syn. 2. stubborn, obstinate, intractable, willful, pigheaded.