Austere

adjective

/ɒstɪə(ɹ)/

Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.adjectiveGrim or severe in manner or appearance

"The headmistress was an austere old woman."

2.adjectiveLacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy

"The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour."

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