Austere (&unr_;), [F. austère, L. austerus, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to parch, dry. Cf. Sear.] 1. Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine.
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2. Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life.
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From whom the austere Etrurian virtue rose. Dryden.
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3. Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple.
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Syn. -- Harsh; sour; rough; rigid; stern; severe; rigorous; strict.
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