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| 1. | sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet. |
| 2. | characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life. |
| 3. | sparing: an abstemious diet. |
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adj.
[From Latin abstēmius : abs-, ab-, away; see ab-1 + *tēmum, liquor, variant of tēmētum.] ab·ste'mi·ous·ly adv., ab·ste'mi·ous·ness n. |
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abstemious
1610, from L. abstemius "sober, temperate," from ab(s)- "from" + stem of temetum "strong drink," related to temulentus "drunken." Technically, of liquor, but extended in L. to temperance in living generally.
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| 1. | sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy [ant: gluttonous] |
| 2. | marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper" |
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abstemious [əbˈstiːmiəs] adjective
taking little food, drink etc
Example: She was being very abstemious as she was trying to lose weight; an abstemious young man
Example: She was being very abstemious as she was trying to lose weight; an abstemious young man
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Abstemious
Ab*ste"mi*ous\, a. [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum intoxicating drink.]1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.] Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. --Milton. 2. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions. Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious. --Arbuthnot. 3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet. --Gibbon. 4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life. "One abstemious day." --Pope. 5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [R.] Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. --Dryden.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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