mean-looking

dour

ˈdʊə
ˈdaʊə

adjective

relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.

a hard, dour, humourless fanatic

stern,unsmiling,unfriendly,frowning,poker-faced,severe,forbidding,morose,sour,gruff,surly,uncommunicative,grim,gloomy,dismal,sullen,sombre,grave,sober,serious,solemn,austere,mean-looking,stony,unsympathetic,disapproving

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daunting

ˈdɔːntɪŋ

adjective

seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating.

a daunting task

intimidating,formidable,disconcerting,unnerving,unsettling,dismaying,discouraging,disheartening,dispiriting,demoralizing,forbidding,ominous,awesome,frightening,fearsome,mean-looking,challenging,taxing,exacting

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austerest

/ɒˈstɪə/
/ɔːˈstɪə/

adjective

Severe or strict in manner or attitude.

he was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook

severe,stern,strict,harsh,unfeeling,stony,steely,flinty,dour,grim,cold,frosty,frigid,icy,chilly,unemotional,unfriendly,formal,stiff,stuffy,reserved,remote,distant,aloof,forbidding,mean-looking,grave,solemn,serious,unsmiling,unsympathetic,unforgiving,uncharitable

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austerer

/ɒˈstɪə/
/ɔːˈstɪə/

adjective

Severe or strict in manner or attitude.

he was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook

severe,stern,strict,harsh,unfeeling,stony,steely,flinty,dour,grim,cold,frosty,frigid,icy,chilly,unemotional,unfriendly,formal,stiff,stuffy,reserved,remote,distant,aloof,forbidding,mean-looking,grave,solemn,serious,unsmiling,unsympathetic,unforgiving,uncharitable

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austere

/ɔˈstɪr/

adjective

Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook

severe,stern,strict,harsh,unfeeling,stony,steely,flinty,dour,grim,cold,frosty,frigid,icy,chilly,unemotional,unfriendly,formal,stiff,stuffy,reserved,remote,distant,aloof,forbidding,mean-looking,grave,solemn,serious,unsmiling,unsympathetic,unforgiving,uncharitable

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admonitory

/ədˈmɑnəˌtɔri/

adjective

Giving or conveying a warning or reprimand.

the sergeant lifted an admonitory finger

menacing,intimidating,bullying,frightening,terrifying,scary,fearsome,mean-looking,alarming,forbidding,baleful

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