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Definition of Sterner

Sterner
Stern Stern, a. [Compar. Sterner; superl. Sternest.] [OE. sterne, sturne, AS. styrne; cf. D. stuurish stern, Sw. stursk refractory. [root]166.] Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree. The sterne wind so loud gan to rout. --Chaucer. I would outstare the sternest eyes that look. --Shak. When that the poor have cried, C[ae]sar hath wept; Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. --Shak. Stern as tutors, and as uncles hard. --Dryden. These barren rocks, your stern inheritance. --Wordsworth. Syn: Gloomy; sullen; forbidding; strict; unkind; hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel; pitiless.
Sterner
Sterner Stern"er, n. [See 3d Stern.] A director. [Obs. & R.] --Dr. R. Clerke.

Meaning of Sterner from wikipedia

- Sterner is a surname of Germanic origin. The name may refer to: E. Donald Sterner (1894–1983), American lumberman and politician from New Jersey Frederick...
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- The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter...
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- Olof Sterner (1914 – 30 September 1968) was a Swedish chess player, Nordic Chess Championship winner (1957). Olof Sterner was one of the strongest chess...