stiff-haired

• Adjetivo pouco comum que descreve alguém de cabelo rígido, formal ou excessivamente liso, usado frequentemente em sentido figurado para indicar formalidade exagerada ou inflexibilidade de maneiras.

An archaic adjective describing someone with stiff, formal, or overly rigid hair, often used metaphorically to imply a person is excessively formal or unbending in manner.

1. Having stiff hairB2formal

   Describes a person or animal whose hair is coarse, rigid, or not soft to the touch.

   Pelo duro

   • The old dog was a stiff-haired terrier with a wiry coat.
   • He had a stiff-haired beard that felt like bristles.
   • The stiff-haired brush was perfect for grooming the horse.

   Sinônimosbristlycoarse-hairedrough-hairedwiry