ascetically

as·cet·ic  (-stk)

n.

A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion.

adj.

1. Leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement. See Synonyms at severe.

2. Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic; self-denying and austere: an ascetic existence.

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[Late Greek asktikos, from Greek askts, practitioner, hermit, monk, from askein, to work.]

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as·ceti·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

ascetically - in an ascetic manner; "she lived ascetically in a small house all by herself"