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ascetic

adjective

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Practicing strict self-denial and avoiding material pleasures.

The scholar maintained an ascetic routine in a sparsely furnished room.
Dictionary practice example.
His ascetic lifestyle left little room for luxury.
From Vocabulary Studio 5: Approbation to assiduous.
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