The Only Use
austere
in
The Kite Runner
(Edited)
- The immensely popular Ahmad Zahir had revolutionized Afghan music and outraged the purists by adding electric guitars, drums, and horns to the traditional tabla and harmonium; on stage or at parties, he shirked the austere and nearly morose stance of older singers and actually smiled when he sang--sometimes even at women.
p. 61.2austere = very serious or stern
Definitions:
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(1)
(austere) a notable absence of luxury, comfort, or decoration
or:
of a person: stern in manner; or practicing great self-denial - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)