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> a company with a very spartan website

What does the word "spartan" mean in this context? "Serious?" "Utilitarian?" I do not know this usage of the word.

Edit (from Webster):

> 2 b often not capitalized: marked by simplicity, frugality, or avoidance of luxury and comfort. "A spartan room"

Author of the article here. If you look at the company's website, it is very, very plain.

Yeah, I like it! I just have never seen that word used in that context.

Are you a native speaker of English?

English and Mandarin, learned in parallel.

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