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- DictionaryAb·ste·mi·ous/abˈstēmēəs/
adjective
- 1. not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking: "“We only had a bottle.” “Very abstemious of you.”"
The meaning of ABSTEMIOUS is marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol; also : reflecting such restraint. How to use abstemious in a sentence. Did you know?
ABSTEMIOUS definition: 1. not doing things that give you pleasure, especially not eating good food or drinking alcohol 2…. Learn more.
ABSTEMIOUS meaning: 1. not doing things that give you pleasure, especially not eating good food or drinking alcohol 2…. Learn more.
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.
Abstemious definition: sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.. See examples of ABSTEMIOUS used in a sentence.
Definition of abstemious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable such as eating or drinking.
Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable such as eating or drinking.
Define abstemious. abstemious synonyms, abstemious pronunciation, abstemious translation, English dictionary definition of abstemious. adj. 1. Eating and drinking in moderation. 2. Characterized by abstinence or moderation: an abstemious way of life. ab·ste′mi·ous·ly adv. ab·ste′mi·ous·ness...
Abstemious Definition. Eating and drinking in moderation. Moderate, esp. in eating and drinking; temperate. Characterized by abstinence or moderation. An abstemious way of life. Characterized by abstinence.
