Meanings
adjectivestiff-backed (comparative more stiff-backed, superlative most stiff-backed)
comparative more stiff-backed · superlative most stiff-backed
- obstinate
Do you fall in with some sour-visaged, stiff-backed worshipper of the Furies?
1855, John Henry Newman, Callista
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a stiff back
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stiff-backed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiff-backed
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“stiff-backed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiff-backed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stiff-backed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiff-backed.
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