ascetically

9.5

In a strict way that avoids comfort and luxury, often for religious reasons

adverb
/əˈsɛtɪkli/

Formal

: ascéticamente

Then Carlton's anxious voice, along with a bit of static, filled the ascetically decorated room.

Examples

I turned around and looked at him: his head was ascetically shaved, his skull scarred, and his face punched in by an immense force, as if he had been a boxer.

Fiction book (2002)
He was the pastor of Selene's interfaith chapel, a Lutheran: an ascetically thin young German with hair so blond it looked nearly white.

Fiction book (2001)
The monk lived ascetically, renouncing all comforts to focus solely on his spiritual practice.
During the retreat, participants were encouraged to eat ascetically to foster inner peace and reflection.
She chose to dress ascetically, avoiding all flashy clothing in favor of simple, humble attire.

Synonyms

abstemiously

vsascetically

Formal

9.1

Eating and drinking in a moderate way

is much stricter involving total abstinence and religious discipline

Antonyms

indulgently

2 6.6

In a kind, relaxed way that lets someone do things that may not be good for them

How Ascetic

ascetically

Formal

9.5

austerely

1 6.8

temperately

1 6.5

indulgently

2 6.6

Surface Forms

ascetically positive

Morphology

ascetically = ascetic (transparent) = ascetic + ally

The adverbial form 'ascetically' is transparently derived from the adjective 'ascetic' by adding the suffix '-ally'.

Etymology

Ascetically comes from the Greek root askein, meaning 'to exercise' or 'to train'. Think of someone like an athlete who gives up comforts to train hard, so to live ascetically means using strict self-control and avoiding comforts and pleasures.