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Definition of Abstemious

1. Adjective. Sparing in consumption of especially food and drink. "The pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"

2. Adjective. Marked by temperance in indulgence. "Ate a light supper"

Definition of Abstemious

1. a. Abstaining from wine.

Definition of Abstemious

1. Adjective. (context: obsolete Late Latin) Abstaining from wine. ¹

2. Adjective. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions. ¹

3. Adjective. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation ¹

4. Adjective. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an ''abstemious'' life. ¹

5. Adjective. (context: rare) Promotive of abstemiousness ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Abstemious

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abstemious

absquatulation absquatulations absquatulator absquatulators absque hoc absque impetitione vasti abstain abstained abstainer abstainers

abstaining abstainment abstainments abstains absteinous abstemious (current term) abstemiously abstemiousness abstenance abstenances

abstenious abstention abstention doctrine abstention doctrines abstentionism abstentionisms abstentionist abstentionists abstentions abstentious

Literary usage of Abstemious

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annals of the American Revolution: Or, A Record of the Causes and Events by Jedidiah Morse (1824)
"If Luther was rough, hasty, and loved good cheer, Calvin was cool, abstemious, polished and refined, though more inflexible, uniform and consistent. ..."

2. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"It was his constant endeavour to make his men as abstemious, hardy, and vigilant as himself; and it is stated that habit at last rendered them so, ..."

3. The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy by Ordericus Vitalis, Léopold Delisle, Guizot (François) (1854)
"He was gifted with pleasing manners and courteous towards his brother monks. He was abstemious himself but generous to others, ..."

4. Mental Hygiene by Isaac Ray (1863)
"In fact, they who have labored hardest and longest were singularly abstemious. Newton, Locke, Gibbon, Burke, Scott, were among the most temperate of men; ..."

5. A Treatise on the Diseases of Females by William Dewees (1854)
"abstemious Diet. Therefore, the most bland articles must bo-selected for this purpose; as milk and vegetables. ..."

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