austere◼◼◼(not extravagant) adjective [UK: ɔː.ˈstɪə(r)] [US: ɒ.ˈstɪr] dour [dourer, dourest]◼◼◻(stern, harsh and forbidding) adjective [UK: dʊə(r)] [US: ˈdaʊər] stern [sterner, sternest]◼◼◻(grim and forbidding in appearance) adjective [UK: stɜːn] [US: ˈstɝːn] |