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4 Definitions of: stern
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- adjective, showing uncompromising or inflexible resolve; firm, strict, or authoritarian
- adjective, lacking leniency or clemency; harsh or severe
- adjective, relentless; unyielding
- adjective, having an austere or forbidding appearance or nature
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- noun, the rear or after part of a vessel, opposite the bow or stem
- noun, the rear part of any object
- noun, the tail of certain breeds of dog, such as the foxhound or beagle
- adjective, relating to or located at the stern
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| Synonyms: | strict, harsh, rigorous, hard, cruel, grim, rigid, relentless, drastic, authoritarian | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | lenient, friendly |
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