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stern
adjective
noun
severe and unremitting in making demands
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adjective
severe and unremitting in making demands
“an exacting instructor”
adjective
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
“an austere expression”
adjective
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
“grim determination”
adjective
severely simple
“a stark interior”
noun
the rear part of a ship
noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
“he deserves a good kick in the butt”
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an exacting instructor
a stern disciplinarian
strict standards
an austere expression
a stern face
grim determination
grim necessity
Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
relentless persecution
the stern demands of parenthood
a stark interior
he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
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