austerely

From austere +‎ -ly.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɔˈstiɹli/, ôstēr′lē

austerely (comparative more austerely, superlative most austerely)

1. In an austere manner.
   • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 10:

     "You'd better hurry," said Hetty austerely.

• “austerely”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.