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austere
severe or strict; without comfort or decoration
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austere in a sentence
The austere monastery had bare walls and wooden benches.
The austere monastery had bare walls and wooden benches.
Where it comes from
From Greek austēros 'harsh, bitter'
Memory hook
AUSTERE — like an AUSTRE-icted, strict aunt.
Read it in context
- The Archive in Wood Science