The Only Use of
austere
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- His sermon was a forthright denunciation of sin, an austere declaration of the motto on the wall behind him: [God Is Love]
p. 138.6austere = stern and lacking comfort
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