In a stark manner, without frills or adornment
Adverb for severe or strict in manner or attitude
“Davies' book portrays Bill Nicholson as an austere manager who finds it difficult to relate to players while regularly accusing them of lacking the guts of former generations of footballers.”
Adverb for self-disciplined or ascetic
“But what tempts these youngsters to leave the security of home and lucrative jobs for an austere lifestyle of development work overseas?”
Adverb for having a plain and unadorned appearance
“Harris' influence, however, isn't apparent in the serious, austere, and occasionally beautiful music on this disk.”
Adverb for having a somber or dismal atmosphere or nature
“In neighboring Buddhist Tibet, on the high plateau in an austere environment, live the Brokpa herders.”
Adverb for having a forbidding or cold appearance or nature
“He comes over as a rather serious, studious and austere man, but there is clearly another side to him.”
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