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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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  3. Abstemious means marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and word history of abstemious from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. Abstemious means not doing things that give you pleasure, especially not eating good food or drinking alcohol. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from literature and sources on the web.

  5. Abstemious means not doing things that give you pleasure, especially not eating good food or drinking alcohol. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.

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

  7. 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”.

  8. Moderate or sparing, esp in the consumption of alcohol or food; temperate.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  9. Abstemious means not allowing yourself to have much food or alcohol, or to do things that are fun. Learn how to use this formal word with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.

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