English word
Austere
Definitions
adjective
- stern and cold in appearance or manner
- somber, grave
- morally strict : ascetic
- markedly simple or unadorned
- giving little or no scope for pleasure
- harsh, inhospitablealso
- having the flavor of acid or tannin predominant over fruit flavors usually indicating a capacity for agingof a wine
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