Meanings
adjectivestiff-hearted (comparative more stiff-hearted, superlative most stiff-hearted)
comparative more stiff-hearted · superlative most stiff-hearted · alternative stiffhearted
- obstinate; stubborn; contumacious
The children are impudent and stiff-hearted.
1917, Bible (Jewish Publication Society), Ezekiel ii. 4
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