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austere /ɒˈstɪə, ɔː-/
▶adjective (austerer, austerest)
- 1 severe or strict in appearance or manner.
- 2 lacking comforts, luxuries, or adornment.
– derivatives
austerely adverb,
austerity noun (pl. austerities).
austerely adverb,
austerity noun (pl. austerities).
– origin ME: via OFr. from L. austerus, from Gk austēros ‘severe’.
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