stern 1 
(stûrn)
(stûrn)adj. stern·er, stern·est
1. Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character: a stern disciplinarian. See Synonyms at severe.
2. Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh: a stern face; a stern voice.
3. Firm or unyielding; uncompromising: stern resistance.
4. Difficult to endure; oppressive: stern necessity.
[Middle English sterne, from Old English styrne; see ster-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
sternly adv.
sternness n.
- ammo
- Ammon
- ammonia
- ammoniac
- ammoniac
- ammoniacal
- ammoniate
- ammoniation
- ammonia water
- ammonification
- ammonify
- ammonite
- Ammonite
- ammonitic
- ammonium
- ammonium bicarbonate
- ammonium carbamate
- ammonium carbonate
- ammonium chloride
- ammonium hydroxide
- ammonium nitrate
- ammonium phosphate
- ammonium sulfate
- ammonium thiocyanate
- ammonoid