Hard to please and Stern

Hard to please adjective - (of persons) "his father was a hard-to-please taskmaster".

Stern and hard to please are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stern" instead an adjective phrase "Hard to please".

Stern adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.

Hard to please and stern are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard to please" instead an adjective "Stern".

Nearby Words: sternness, sternly, sterne