abstemious
[ ab-stee-mee-uhs ]
/ æbˈsti mi əs /
adjective
sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life.
sparing: an abstemious diet.
Origin of abstemious
SYNONYMS FOR abstemious
OTHER WORDS FROM abstemious
Words nearby abstemious
absorptive,
absorptivity,
absquatulate,
abstain,
abstainer,
abstemious,
abstention,
abstentionism,
abstergent,
abstersive,
abstinence
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British Dictionary definitions for abstemiousness
abstemious
/ (əbˈstiːmɪəs) /
adjective
moderate or sparing, esp in the consumption of alcohol or food; temperate
Derived forms of abstemious
abstemiously, adverb abstemiousness, nounWord Origin for abstemious
C17: from Latin
abstēmius, from
abs-
ab-
1 +
tēm-, from
tēmētum intoxicating drink