austere

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St David and his monks led a very simple and austere life, living off only leeks and water.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

She expressed approval of the conditions - warm even in the sub-zero temperatures that Denmark was experiencing, but basic bordering on austere.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Mr. Mamdani on Tuesday unveiled his inaugural $127 billion budget, which he amusingly called austere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

According to the location scouts, the success of such austere settings lies in their aesthetic, practical and economic value.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

The High Hall of the Arryns was long and austere, with a forbidding cold-ness to its walls of blue-veined white marble, but the faces around him had been colder by far.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin