stern (adj.) Old form(s): sterne
cruel, malevolent, harsh
3H6 I.i.239[Queen to King] Stern Falconbridge commands the narrow seas
3H6 II.i.103[Edward to Warwick, of York] Is by the stern Lord Clifford done to death
E3 II.i.422[Countess to Warwick] No marvel though the lep'rous infant die, / When the stern dame envenometh the dug
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