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Meaning of 'abstemious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Abstemious [ a.]
- Abstaining from wine.
- Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
- Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet.
- Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.
- Promotive of abstemiousness.

Meaning of 'abstemious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . abstemious [ a]
Meaning (1):
- sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
Example in sentence:
  • the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious
2 . abstemious [ s]
Meaning (2):
- marked by temperance in indulgence
Example in sentence:
  • a light eater;
  • a light smoker;
  • abstemious with the use of adverbs;
  • ate a light supper

Nearby Words:

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