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abstemious

[ ab-stee-mee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
  2. characterized by abstinence:

    an abstemious life.

  3. sparing:

    an abstemious diet.



abstemious

/ əˈپːɪə /

adjective

  1. moderate or sparing, esp in the consumption of alcohol or food; temperate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱ𳾾dzܲ, adverb
  • ˈٱ𳾾dzܲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٱm·dzܲ· adverb
  • ·ٱm·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDza·ٱm·dzܲ adjective
  • non·ٱm·dzܲ· adverb
  • non·ٱm·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • v··ٱm·dzܲ adjective
  • over··ٱm·dzܲ· adverb
  • over··ٱm·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲa·ٱm·dzܲ adjective
  • un·ٱm·dzܲ· adverb
  • un·ٱm·dzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of abstemious1

1615–25; < Latin ŧܲ, equivalent to abs- abs- + ŧ- (base of ŧŧٳܳ intoxicating drink) + -ius -ious
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of abstemious1

C17: from Latin ŧܲ, from abs- ab- 1+ ŧ-, from ŧŧٳܳ intoxicating drink
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Why did the mostly abstemious Cher pursue a relationship with a known junkie?

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Though the heroes rock vivid, metallic ensembles, villainous Gorr the God Butcher is more abstemious: He wears only a white robe, and all color vanishes from the shadowy realm where he dwells.

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I could see making a meal of it some chilly, abstemious night.

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Whatever’s abstemious in aristocratic ways of moving gets critiqued through flawless mimicry until it emerges enhanced, almost unrecognizable, suddenly irresistible.

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Carter was consistently ethical, abstemious, frugal and ascetic in the White House.

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