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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.’"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin abstemius, (from ab- ‘from’ + a word related to temetum ‘alcoholic drink’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. abstemiously adverb
   • 2. abstemiousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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