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austere
adjective
Practicing great self-denial
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ɒˈstɪə(ɹ)
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adjective
Practicing great self-denial
“{'source': 'William James', 'text': 'Be systematically ascetic … do … something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it'}”
adjective
Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
“An austere expression”
adjective
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“A stark interior”
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{'source': 'William James', 'text': 'Be systematically ascetic … do … something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it'}
A desert nomad's austere life
A spartan diet
A spartan existence
An austere expression
A stern face
A stark interior
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