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(adj) ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan
practicing great self-denial
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
unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
a parent severe to the pitch of hostility- H.G.Wells; a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien; a strict disciplinarian; a Spartan upbringing
(adj) spartan
resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
spartan courage