austerest Play adjectiveSevere or strict in manner or attitude. SYNONYMS aloofchillycolddistantdourflintyforbiddingformalfrigidfrostygravegrimharshicymean-lookingremotereservedseriousseveresolemnsteelysternstiffstonystrictstuffyuncharitableunemotionalunfeelingunforgivingunfriendlyunsmilingunsympathetic