Answer:
Explanation:(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.
"a smile transformed his stern face"
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Similar:
serious
unsmiling
frowning
poker-faced
severe
forbidding
grim
unfriendly
somber
grave
sober
austere
dour
stony
flinty
steely
unrelenting
unyielding
unforgiving
unbending
unsympathetic
disapproving
Rhadamanthine
boot-faced
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Opposite:
genial
friendly
(of an act or statement) strict and severe; using extreme measures or terms.
"stern measures to restrict growth of traffic"
(of competition or opposition) putting someone or something under extreme pressure.
"the past year has been a stern test of the ability of local industry"
