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ab·ste·mi·ous
 abstemious
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- pronunciation:
- aeb
sti
mi
ihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
exercising restraint or moderation in eating and drinking.
A nun is taught to be abstemious.The support group helped him become abstemious.- synonyms:
- moderate, temperate
- antonyms:
- gluttonous, self-indulgent
- similar words:
- ascetic, austere, continent, sober, teetotal
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| definition 2: |
marked by restraint or abstention.
Her career as a model demanded an abstemious diet.The life of a monk is an abstemious one.- synonyms:
- restrained
- antonyms:
- self-indulgent
- similar words:
- ascetic, austere, celibate, continent, provident
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| related words: |
light, moderate |
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| derivations: |
abstemiously (adv.), abstemiousness (n.) |
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