austere
/aw-STEER/adjectivesevere or strict in appearance or manner; without comforts
“The dorms are austere: a bed, a desk, a bulb.”
- Synonyms
- stark, spartan, severe
- Antonyms
- luxurious, ornate
- Memory hook
- austerus (harsh): stripped of softness.
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