Abstemious

Abstemious
Abstemious Ab*ste"mi*ous, a. [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum intoxicating drink.] 1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.] [1913 Webster]

Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions. [1913 Webster]

Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]

3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet. --Gibbon. [1913 Webster]

4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life. ``One abstemious day.'' --Pope. [1913 Webster]

5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • abstemious — see under abstemiousness at TEMPERANCE …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • abstemious — [adj] restraining behavior or appetite abstinent, ascetic, austere, continent, frugal, moderate, moderating, restrained, self denying, self restrained, sober, sparing, temperate; concept 401 Ant. gluttonous, greedy, hungry …   New thesaurus

  • abstemious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not self indulgent, especially as regards eating and drinking. DERIVATIVES abstemiously adverb abstemiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin abstemius, from ab from + a word related to temetum alcoholic liquor …   English terms dictionary

  • abstemious — [ab stē′mē əs, əbstē′mē əs] adj. [L abstemius, abstaining from alcoholic liquor < ab(s) , from + root of temetum, strong drink] 1. moderate, esp. in eating and drinking; temperate 2. characterized by abstinence …   English World dictionary

  • abstemious — /əbˈstimiəs / (say uhb steemeeuhs) adjective 1. moderate in the use of food and drink; sparing in diet; temperate: *At dinner my usually abstemious husband was led on by his brother –patrick white, 1976. 2. characterised by abstinence: *He was… …  

  • abstemious — abstemiously, adv. abstemiousness, n. /ab stee mee euhs/, adj. 1. sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet. 2. characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life. 3. sparing: an abstemious diet. [1615 25; < L abstemius, equiv.… …   Universalium

  • abstemious — adjective /æbˈstɛmi.əs/ a) Abstaining from wine. Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. b) Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the… …   Wiktionary

  • abstemious — adjective Etymology: Latin abstemius, from abs + temius; akin to Latin temetum intoxicating drink Date: 1609 marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol; also reflecting such restraint < an abstemious diet > •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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