austerely

adverb

as in humbly

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Recent Examples of austerely Grilling was his father’s métier, and a highlight of their summers in Sag Harbor, though Arch approached it more austerely. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The rooms The 204 all-cream gallery-like rooms, spread over six floors, are austerely luxurious, a blank canvas for adventures. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for austerely
  1. humbly
  2. modestly
  3. plainly
  4. simply
Adverb
  • This time, France is the favorite (no matter what their coach Didier Deschamps humbly claims).
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 14 July 2026
  • The restaurant from Yao and co-owners Ryan Bailey and Nikki Reginaldo began humbly, as did its beverage program.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
Definition of humbly
Adverb
  • The stock rose modestly Monday and Friday, but was tracking to become our third-worst performing stock of the week, down almost 8% over the past five days.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 July 2026
  • The minimums are modestly set at $1,000 to start and $100 a month per fund.
    — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of modestly
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  • Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 A partnership breakthrough depends on saying the plain thing plainly.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • November 22 – December 21 A partnership breakthrough depends on saying the plain thing plainly.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Definition of plainly
Adverb
  • Andriy simply isn’t a good leader — neither empathetic nor precise with his advice for Bobby — but then again, Bobby is also clearly in her feelings.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • Here, in a pristine clinic on the banks of an even more pristine glacial Austrian lake, illness is not simply bad luck that happens to you.
    — Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 24 July 2026
Definition of simply

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