ascetic (s)
ascetical (s)
austere (s)
spartan (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def practicing great self-denial
examples Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it William James
a desert nomad's austere life
a spartan diet
a spartan existence
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Similar to abstemious
Derivationally related form austere → austerity
Derivationally related form ascetical → ascetic
Derivationally related form ascetic → ascetic
Incoming links
Similar to abstemious
Derived from adjective ascetically → ascetic
Derivationally related form austerity → austere
Derivationally related form ascetic → ascetic
Derivationally related form ascetic → ascetical

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