2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abstemious \Ab*ste"mi*ous\, a. [L. abstemius ab abs + root of
temetum intoxicating drink.]
1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.]
Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and
thrived amain. --Milton.
2. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and
strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the
indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Instances of longevity are chiefly among the
abstemious. --Arbuthnot.
3. Sparingly used used with temperance or moderation; as an
abstemious diet. --Gibbon.
4. Marked by or spent in abstinence; as an abstemious
life. ``One abstemious day.'' --Pope.
5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [R.]
Such is the virtue of the abstemious well --Dryden.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
abstemious
adj 1: sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the
pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to
one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy [ant: {gluttonous}]
2: marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a
light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper" [syn:
{light(a)}]
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