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austerely

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aus·tere  (ô-stîr)
adj. aus·ter·er, aus·ter·est
1. Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave: the austere figure of a Puritan minister.
2. Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic: a desert nomad's austere life. See Synonyms at severe.
3. Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare: an austere style.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin austrus, from Greek austros.]

aus·terely adv.
aus·tereness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.austerely - in an austere fashion; "the church was austerely simple"
Translations
austerely [ɒsˈtɪəlɪ] ADVausteramente
austerely
advstreng; furnishkarg, schmucklos; liveasketisch, entsagend
austerely [ɒsˈtɪəlɪ] advin modo austero, austeramente
austerely [ɒsˈtɪəlɪ] advin modo austero, austeramente


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"Sir," said the Most Respectable Citizen, austerely, "were you not once in the State Senate?
At the heart of it his mother presided, inflexible of face, indomitable of will, firmly holding all the secrets of her own and his father's life, and austerely opposing herself, front to front, to the great final secret of all life.
"I told you he was a charmer," said Colin austerely.
 
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