of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people

[ Syn: spartan ]

a resident of Sparta

[ Syn: spartan ]

resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; spartan courage'

unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; a parent severe to the pitch of hostility- H.G.Wells; a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien; a strict disciplinarian; a Spartan upbringing

[ Syn: severe ]

practicing great self-denial; Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it- William James; a desert nomads austere life; a spartan diet; a spartan existence

[ Syn: ascetic , ascetical , austere ]