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stern  (sterner comparative) (sternest superlative) (sterns plural )
1  adj Stern words or actions are very severe. 
Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence...  
 sternly    adv ADV with v, ADV adj 
`We will take the necessary steps,' she said sternly.  
2  adj Someone who is stern is very serious and strict. 
Her father was stern and hard to please.  
3  n-count The stern of a boat is the back part of it., (Antonym: prow)  
  From stem to stern 
  stem