austere
/ษหstiษน/IPA: /AO0 S T IH1 R/
adjective
- 1
Grim or severe in manner or appearance
โThe headmistress was an austere old woman.โ
- 2
Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy
โThe interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.โ
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