meaning of austere
1. Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine.
2. Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life.
3. Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple.
Related Words
austere | austerely | austereness |
