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    abstemious
    /əbˈstiːmɪəs/

    adjective

    • 1. indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink: "‘We only had a bottle.’ ‘Very abstemious of you.’"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABSTEMIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ABSTEMIOUS definition: 1. not doing things that give you pleasure, especially not eating good food or drinking alcohol 2…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABSTEMIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable such as eating or drinking.

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    Definition of abstemious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › abstemiousAbstemious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ABSTEMIOUS is marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol; also : reflecting such restraint. How to use abstemious in a sentence. Did you know?

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABSTEMIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ABSTEMIOUS meaning: 1. not doing things that give you pleasure, especially not eating good food or drinking alcohol 2…. Learn more.

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    Find 16 different ways to say ABSTEMIOUS, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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    Abstemious definition: sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.. See examples of ABSTEMIOUS used in a sentence.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › abstemious_adjabstemious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective abstemious is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for abstemious is from 1603, in the writing of George Downame, bishop of Derry. abstemious is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › abstemiousAbstemious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. marked by temperance in indulgence. “ abstemious with the use of adverbs” synonyms: light. temperate. not extreme in behavior. adjective. sparing in consumption of especially food and drink. “"the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious "- John Galsworthy” synonyms: abstentious, abstinent.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryABSTEMIOUS - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    Definitions of 'abstemious' Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable such as eating or drinking. [formal] [...] More. Synonyms of 'abstemious' • temperate, sparing, moderate, sober [...] More. Examples of 'abstemious' in a sentence.