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stern (1)

stern [ sturn ] (comparative stern·er, superlative stern·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. strict: rigid, strict, and uncompromising

2. forbidding: grim, austere, or forbidding in appearance

[ Old English styrne< Indo-European, "stiff"]

stern·ly adverb
stern·ness noun
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