sternfuladj.
/ˈstəːnfʊl/ Full of sternness, severe, bold. Obsolete or archaic.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > strictness > [adjective] > severe or stern
wrothc893
retheeOE
stithc897
starkOE
sternOE
hardOE
dangerous?c1225
sharpa1340
asperc1374
austerec1384
shrewda1387
snella1400
sternful?a1400
unsterna1400
dour?a1425
piquant1521
tetrical1528
tetric1533
sorea1535
rugged?1548
severe1548
hard-handed1611
Catonian1676
tetricous1727
heavy1849
acerbic1853
stiff1856
Catonic1883
tough1905
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [adjective]
heavyc825
retheeOE
stithc897
hardeOE
starkOE
sternOE
dangerous?c1225
sharp?c1225
unsoftc1275
sturdy1297
asperc1374
austerec1384
shrewda1387
snella1400
sternful?a1400
dour?a1425
thrallc1430
piquant1521
tetrical1528
tetric1533
sorea1535
rugged?1548
severe1548
iron1574
harsh1579
strict1600
angry1650
Catonian1676
Draconic1708
tetricous1727
alkaline1789
acerbic1853
stiff1856
acerbate1869
acerbitous1870
Draconian1876
Catonic1883
the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > keenness > [adjective]
whata1000
keenlyc1275
feerc1380
sternful?a1400
?a1400 Morte Arth. 2692 Thane stirttes to his sterape sterynfulle Knyghttez.
?a1400 Morte Arth. 3822 He stekys stedis in stoure, and sterenfulle Knyghttes.
a1500 Medulla Gram. Austerus, smert or sternfull.
1849 J. A. Cameron Monks of Grange 1 Brave warders all, with sword and lance That guard it round with sternful glance.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [adverb]
grimc893
grimly971
bremeOE
reighlyOE
witherc1200
felonly1303
asperlyc1314
fellc1330
fellyc1330
fiercelya1375
sturdilyc1374
wickedlya1375
sternly1398
runishlyc1400
witherlyc1400
felonmentc1470
cruelly1487
blusterously1548
boarishlya1563
tiger-like1576
sternfully1582
mankindly1606
wolvishly1628
truculently1654
tigerously1698
tigerishly1878
1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil Descr. Liparen in tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis 95 For Mars they be sternfulye flayling Hudge spoaks and chariots.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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