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abstemious

[ ab-stee-mee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
  2. characterized by abstinence:

    an abstemious life.

  3. sparing:

    an abstemious diet.



abstemious

/ əbˈstiːmɪəs /

adjective

  1. moderate or sparing, esp in the consumption of alcohol or food; temperate


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Derived Forms

  • abˈstemiously, adverb
  • abˈstemiousness, noun

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Other Words From

  • ab·stemi·ous·ly adverb
  • ab·stemi·ous·ness noun
  • nonab·stemi·ous adjective
  • nonab·stemi·ous·ly adverb
  • nonab·stemi·ous·ness noun
  • over·ab·stemi·ous adjective
  • over·ab·stemi·ous·ly adverb
  • over·ab·stemi·ous·ness noun
  • unab·stemi·ous adjective
  • unab·stemi·ous·ly adverb
  • unab·stemi·ous·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abstemious1

1615–25; < Latin abstēmius, equivalent to abs- abs- + tēm- (base of tēmētum intoxicating drink) + -ius -ious

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abstemious1

C17: from Latin abstēmius, from abs- ab- 1+ tēm-, from tēmētum intoxicating drink

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Example Sentences

He quit smoking weed years ago, gave up drinking, and today lives a fairly abstemious life.

Deviled eggs are a cocktail-party staple and are magnetic in their ability to attract even abstemious guests.

Mr. Balfour, being an abstemious man, would not submit to the latter alternative, but consented to tell a story.

Masters of prisons,” he rejoined, “who keep shop, have a natural horror of an abstemious captive.

I think I have retained the vigor of my mind more, in consequence of an abstemious diet.

After a few years, he ventured to change his abstemious diet for one more rich and stimulating.

Many a person, who wishes to be abstemious, seems to think that if he only abstains from flesh and fish, that is enough.

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