Sternness: alternatives and connections

Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to smoothness.

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Fierceness of look; sternness; crabbedness; forbiddingness.

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That which is hard to hear, as toil, privation, injury, injustice, etc.

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Rigidity; stiffness.

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The quality or state of being severe.

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The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.

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The quality or state of being harsh.

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The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.

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The doctrines, notions, or practice of Puritans.

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Rigidity; stiffness.

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The quality or state of being severe.

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The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.

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The black tern.

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The black tern.

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Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.

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Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.

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Quality or state of being strict.

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