abstemious
adjective
sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
abstemiously
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a word derived from
abstemious.
Example Sentences
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In a viable writer's show like The Odd Couple, Smith abstemiously designs "a set no one will ever notice."
From Time Magazine Archive
The Cardinal lived abstemiously in a top-floor apartment, worked on his memoirs and a history of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary.
From Time Magazine Archive
There he lived abstemiously, labored industriously, austerely chose himself a Vermont bride.
From Time Magazine Archive
They should live abstemiously, exercise freely, keep the skin active by frequent bathing, the bowels open with fruits, and drink water in large quantities.
From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by Louis Philippe McCarty
The ancient Gauls, who were a very brave, strong, and hearty race, lived very abstemiously.
From Science in the Kitchen. by Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
