1. Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; SYN. stern.
2. Severely simple; SYN. severe, stark.
3. Strict in moral outlook; extremely simple; without ornamentation; severe; sharp.

ETYM Old Eng. blac, bleyke, bleche, AS. blâc, blec, pale, wan; akin to Icel. bleikr, Swed. blek, Dan. bleg, OS. blaek, Dutch bleek, Old High Germ. pleih, German bleich; Skr. bhrâj to shine, and Eng. flame.
Unpleasantly cold and damp; SYN. cutting, raw.

ETYM Latin censorius pertaining to the censor. Related to Censor.
Harshly critical or expressing censure.

ETYM Greek, from dran to do, act: cf. French drastique. Related to Drama.
Forceful and extreme and rigorous.

Marked by harshly abusive criticism; SYN. vituperative.

1. Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; SYN. terrible, wicked.
2. Unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; SYN. spartan, strict.
3. Very bad in degree or extent

1. (Nautical) Pertaining to the after part of a vessel.
2. Severe and unremitting in making demands; SYN. strict, exacting.

ETYM Latin stringens, -entis, p. pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. Related to Strain.
1. Morally strict.
2. Restringing; astringent.
3. Strict; tight; cogent.