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   Austere , [F. austère, L. austerus, fr. Gr. , fr.  to parch, dry. Cf. Sear.]
   Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine.
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   Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life.
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   From whom the austere Etrurian virtue rose.
   Dryden.
   
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   Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple.
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   Syn. -- Harsh; sour; rough; rigid; stern; severe; rigorous; strict.
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