abstemious
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin abstēmius (“abstaining from wine”); from ab, abs + root of tēmētum (“intoxicating drink”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
abstemious (comparative more abstemious, superlative most abstemious)
- (Original Latin sense) Abstaining from wine.
- Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. - John Milton
- Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
- Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious - John Arbuthnot.
- Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation
- an abstemious diet - Edward Gibbon
- Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.
- One abstemious day. - Alexander Pope
- (rare) Promotive of abstemiousness
- Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. - John Dryden
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
[edit] Synonyms
abstentious, abstinent, continent, self-abnegating, self-denying, sober, temperate
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
abstaining from wine
promotive of abstemiousness
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