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

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

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

Budge :: Budge (a.) Austere or stiff, like scholastics..

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

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..

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..

Astringent :: Astringent (a.) Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue..

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

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

Austereness :: Austereness (n.) Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.

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

Severe :: Severe (superl.) Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful..

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..

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

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..

Medlar :: Medlar (n.) A tree of the genus Mespilus (M. Germanica); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay..

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

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

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

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