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1
given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint
- an austere conductor who is as tough on himself as he is on the orchestra
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2
harsh and threatening in manner or appearance
- an austere fortress at the top of some formidable cliffs
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- fixed,
- hard,
- hardened,
- hardheaded,
- immovable,
- implacable,
- inflexible,
- ironhanded,
- mulish,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- rigid,
- self-willed,
- set,
- stiff,
- stubborn,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- unrelenting,
- unyielding,
- willful
- (or wilful)
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3
providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious
- for the private office of the CEO of the large corporation, the room is unexpectedly austere
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The first known use of austere was in the 14th century
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