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Austere
ɔːˈstɪə
Austere definitions
adjective
austerer
austerest
austere
- 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- (of living conditions or a way of life) having no comforts or luxuries
"conditions in the prison could hardly be more austere"
- having a plain and unadorned appearance
"the cathedral is impressive in its austere simplicity"