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hair-shirted

/ˈheərˌʃɜː.tɪd/

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adjective

/ˈheərˌʃɜː.tɪd/C2formalbritishobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее прилагательное, описывающее человека, который является аскетичным, самоотреченным или пуританским, часто в моральном или религиозном контексте.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone who is austere, self-denying, or puritanical, often in a moral or religious context.

  1. Self-sacrificing or austereC2formalbritish

    Characterized by strict self-discipline, self-denial, or a willingness to endure hardship, often for moral or religious reasons.

    ruАскетичный

    • The monk led a hair-shirted existence, renouncing all worldly comforts.
    • Her hair-shirted approach to budgeting meant she never spent money on luxuries.
    • The politician's hair-shirted policies were unpopular with the public.

    Synonymsabstemiousasceticausteredisciplinedmonkishpenitentialpuritanicalself-denyingself-sacrificingspartanstrict

    Antonymsindulgentluxuriousself-indulgentsybaritic

Forms
  • more hair-shirted comparative form
  • most hair-shirted superlative form