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Roughly :: Roughly (adv.) In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.

Minim :: Minim (n.) One of an austere order of mendicant hermits of friars founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola.

Austere :: Austere () Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple.

Carthusian :: Carthusian (n.) A member of an exceeding austere religious order, founded at Chartreuse in France by St. Bruno, in the year 1086..

Morose :: Morose (a.) Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe.

Austere :: Austere () Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life..

Austere :: Austere () Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine..

Rough :: Rough (n.) Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine..

Rugged :: Rugged (n.) Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons..

Harsh :: Harsh (a.) Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough.

Cynic :: Cynic (n.) One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple. The first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn for social customs and current philosophical opinions. Hence the term Cynic symbolized, in the popular judgment, moroseness, and contempt for the views of others..

Crab :: Crab (a.) Sour; rough; austere.

Facile :: Facile (a.) Easy of access or converse; mild; courteous; not haughty, austere, or distant; affable; complaisant..

Sere :: Sere (a.) [OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. ay`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. Ã152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves..

Stern :: Stern (superl.) Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree..

Capuchin :: Capuchin (n.) A Franciscan monk of the austere branch established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi, distinguished by wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St. Francis..

Ascetic :: Ascetic (a.) Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe.

Austerely :: Austerely (adv.) Severely; rigidly; sternly.

Difficult :: Difficult (a.) Hard to manage or to please; not easily wrought upon; austere; stubborn; as, a difficult person..

Dervis :: Dervis (n.) A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life..

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