Question

austere forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented.

Accepted Answer

ADJ. The headmaster's austere demeanor tended to scare off the more timid students, who never visited his study willingly.  The room reflected the man, for it was austere and bare, like a monk's cell, with no touches of luxury to moderate its austerity.

Word	austere
Part of Speech	ADJ.
Definition	forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented.
Sentence	The headmaster's austere demeanor tended to scare off the more timid students, who never visited his study willingly. The room reflected the man, for it was austere and bare, like a monk's cell, with no touches of luxury to moderate its austerity.

Austere Adj Forbiddingly Stern Severely Simple Unornamented Headmaster's