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auˈsterely, adv.
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In an austere manner; with harshness; sternly, strictly, severely; grimly; rigorously, abstinently.
c1375Wyclif Serm. Sel. Wks. 1869 I. 256 God shal seie, austernli; Of þi mouþ Y juge þee. 1513Douglas æneis xii. vi. 121 Rycht austernly has he thrawin the brand. 1610Shakes. Temp. iv. i. 1 If I haue too austerely punish'd you. 1799S. Turner Anglo-Sax. (1828) I. 391 Alfred at first received them austerely. His manner was afterwards softened. 1858De Quincey Autobiog. Sk. Wks. I. 134 My mother..recoiled austerely from all direct communication with her servants. 1865Daily Tel. 28 Dec. 5/4 The back lanes of Genoa are full of austerely-gorgeous palaces. |