Canadian English Meaning of abstemious
abstemious
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Definitions and Meaning of abstemious in English
abstemious (a)
sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
abstemious (s)
marked by temperance in indulgence
abstemious (a.)
Abstaining from wine.
Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.
Promotive of abstemiousness.
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abstemious
sparing in consumption of especially food and drink, marked by temperance in indulgenceAbstaining from wine., Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of foo
teetotaler,ascetic,ascetic,temperate,abstemious,continent,self-abnegating,self-denying,sober,austere
gluttonous,Greedy,Hedonistic,rapacious,self-indulgent,sybaritic,voracious,voluptuary,Cyrenaic,Self-indulgent
abstaining => abstaining, abstainer => abstainer, abstained => Abstained, abstain => abstain, absque hoc => without this,
