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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › abstemiousABSTEMIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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 its usage in literature and translations.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › abstemiousAbstemious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

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  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › abstemiousABSTEMIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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 and find out its pronunciation and translations in different languages.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › abstemiousAbstemious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    sparing in consumption of especially food and drink. “"the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious "- John Galsworthy” synonyms: abstentious, abstinent. self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink. ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan. practicing great self-denial.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › abstemiousABSTEMIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Abstemious means avoiding too much of something enjoyable, such as eating or drinking. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, and usage of abstemious with synonyms and example sentences from Collins Dictionary.

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    Abstemious means sparing or moderate in eating and drinking, or characterized by abstinence. Learn how to use this word in a sentence and its origin from Latin.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › abstemiousAbstemious - definition of abstemious by The Free Dictionary

    Abstemious means sparing or moderate in eating and drinking, or characterized by abstinence or temperance. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of abstemious in English and Spanish.