abstemious
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum (“‘intoxicating drink’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
abstemious (comparative more abstemious, superlative most abstemious)
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- (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.
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[edit] Translations
abstaining from wine
marked by, or spent in, abstinence
promotive of abstemiousness
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[edit] Trivia
This word uses all five vowels just once and in alphabetical order (others are abstentious, annelidous, arsenious, caesious, facetious and fracedinous).
