austere

1. Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine. 2. Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life. From whom the austere Etrurian virtue rose. Dryden. 3. Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple. Syn. -- Harsh; sour; rough; rigid; stern; severe; rigorous; strict.

Length: 7Scrabble® value: 7Words With Friends® value: 8

Numerology value: 8 (Pythagorean letter-sum). See what this number means on NumberAngel.

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