abstemious
sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life.
sparing: an abstemious diet.
Origin of abstemious
1Other words for abstemious
Other words from abstemious
- 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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How to use abstemious in a sentence
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.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousMasters of prisons,” he rejoined, “who keep shop, have a natural horror of an abstemious captive.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoI think I have retained the vigor of my mind more, in consequence of an abstemious diet.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages | William Andrus Alcott
After a few years, he ventured to change his abstemious diet for one more rich and stimulating.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages | William Andrus AlcottMany a person, who wishes to be abstemious, seems to think that if he only abstains from flesh and fish, that is enough.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages | William Andrus Alcott
British Dictionary definitions for abstemious
/ (əbˈstiːmɪəs) /
moderate or sparing, esp in the consumption of alcohol or food; temperate
Origin of abstemious
1Derived forms of abstemious
- abstemiously, adverb
- abstemiousness, noun
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