Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Stiff-necked · Stiff·-necked · IPA 01 a. Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people. 1. Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people.