spartan

Meanings

• a resident of Sparta
• of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
• resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
  • "spartan courage"
• unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; - H.G.Wells
  • "a Spartan upbringing"
• practicing great self-denial; - William James
  • "a spartan diet"
  • "a spartan existence"

Synonyms

ascetic, ascetical, austere, severe