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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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

Why did the mostly abstemious Cher pursue a relationship with a known junkie?

Though the heroes rock vivid, metallic ensembles, villainous Gorr the God Butcher is more abstemious: He wears only a white robe, and all color vanishes from the shadowy realm where he dwells.

I could see making a meal of it some chilly, abstemious night.

Whatever’s abstemious in aristocratic ways of moving gets critiqued through flawless mimicry until it emerges enhanced, almost unrecognizable, suddenly irresistible.

Carter was consistently ethical, abstemious, frugal and ascetic in the White House.

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