The Only Use of
austere
in
1984, by Orwell
- By the standards of the early twentieth century, even a member of the Inner Party lives an austere, laborious kind of life.†
p. 191.7austere = a notable absence of luxury, comfort, or decoration; or stern in manner
Definition:
a notable absence of luxury, comfort, or decoration
or:
of a person: stern in manner; or practicing great self-denial
or:
of a person: stern in manner; or practicing great self-denial