austere

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He was brought up in Protestantism, to which was often attributed his austere demeanour, but gave up religion in his teens.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

According to the location scouts, the success of such austere settings lies in their aesthetic, practical and economic value.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

And though the songs are austere, their performance is far from it.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

A traditional New England Republican who cut an almost austere figure on and off the bench, Souter joined the court in 1990.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Then it was back to Paris to work on the peace treaty ending the war, an experience that generated his lifelong enmity toward Franklin, who found him insufferably austere and obsessively diligent.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis