austere
[aw-steer]
/ ɔˈstɪər /
ADJECTIVE
severe in manner
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ADJECTIVE
refraining; abstinent
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STRONGEST
WEAK
abstemious
ascetic
chaste
continent
economical
puritanical
self-denying
self-disciplined
straitlaced
strict
unrelenting
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ADJECTIVE
grim, barren
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