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austerely Definition


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austere
adj
    1. Severely simple and plain.
    2. Serious; severe; stern.
      Thesaurus: harsh, severe, hard, rigid, solemn, strict, stern, serious, cold.ascetic, puritanical, self-denying, sober, abstemious, abstinent; Antonym: self-indulgent.stark, plain, spare, unadorned, unembellished, simple, economical;
    3. Severe in self-discipline.
Derivative: austerely
adverb
    Etymology: 14c: from Greek austeros making the tongue dry and rough.



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