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Word: abstemious
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Adjective:
- Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an ''abstemious'' life.
- ''(Original Latin sense)'' Abstaining from wine.
- rare Promotive of abstemiousness
- 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
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