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austerely

/ˌɔːˈstɪəli/aw-STIR-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˌɔˈstɪɹli/aw-STIR-lee

Meaningin an austere way

Common meaning: in a severe, plain way

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Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sus-‘dry, wither’source
  2. Greekaustēros‘harsh or drying’source
  3. Latinausterus‘harsh to the taste or severe’source
  4. Old Frenchaustere‘severe’source
  5. Englishaustere‘severe or plain in style’
  6. Englishformed in English from austereausterely‘in a severe, plain way’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from austere + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), AUSTERE, p.43 · scan

Source words

  • austēros Greek · source word “harsh or drying”

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