monkish
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Adjective (1)
- befitting a monk; inclined to self-denialOpposite indulgentSimilar nonindulgent, strict
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Monk′ish adjective
Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. — Monk′wb-a1′>′ish·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54