Definition of "spartan" [spartan]

• Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial. (adjective)
• Resolute in the face of danger or adversity. (adjective)
• Lacking in decoration and luxury. (adjective)

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• ""I won't use the word spartan, but there's not too much ceremony.""
• "Throw in spartan cold, and you get Al Franken, Barak Obama, Kwame Kilpatrick and Tom Harkin."
• "Despite his reputation for debauchery, his rumored orgies seem to have been fictional, and the supposedly hedonistic pope followed what Duffy calls a "spartan and coarse diet" heavy on sardines."