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Result for Abstemious

Abstemious (a.)

Abstaining from wine.

Abstemious (a.)

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

Abstemious (a.)

Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet.

Abstemious (a.)

Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.

Abstemious (a.)

Promotive of abstemiousness.