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austere

/ɒstɪə(ɹ)/ /ɔˈstiɹ/ /ɑˈstiɹ/

Meanings

adjective

質素な, 厳格な

Examples :

"The headmistress was an austere old woman."
校長先生は質素な老婦人だった。