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Word: abstemious (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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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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