abstemious
a . 节制的,节约的
节制的,节约的
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 with the use of adverbs "; "
a light eater "; "
a light smoker "; "
ate a light supper " [
synonym : {
abstemious }, {
light (
a )}]
Abstemious \
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a . [
L .
abstemius ;
ab ,
abs root of temetum intoxicating drink .]
1 .
Abstaining from wine . [
Orig .
Latin sense .]
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Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain . --
Milton .
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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 .
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Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious . --
Arbuthnot .
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3 .
Sparingly used ;
used with temperance or moderation ;
as ,
an abstemious diet . --
Gibbon .
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4 .
Marked by ,
or spent in ,
abstinence ;
as ,
an abstemious life . "
One abstemious day ." --
Pope .
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5 .
Promotive of abstemiousness . [
R .]
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Such is the virtue of the abstemious well . --
Dryden .
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68 Moby Thesaurus words for "
abstemious ":
Apostolic ,
Encratic ,
Lenten ,
Pythagorean ,
Rechabite ,
Shaker ,
Spartan ,
Stoic ,
abstentious ,
abstinent ,
ascetic ,
austere ,
celibate ,
chaste ,
continent ,
dwarfed ,
dwarfish ,
exiguous ,
frugal ,
fruitarian ,
impoverished ,
jejune ,
lean ,
limited ,
meager ,
mean ,
miserly ,
narrow ,
nephalistic ,
niggardly ,
on the wagon ,
paltry ,
parsimonious ,
poor ,
puny ,
scant ,
scanty ,
scrawny ,
scrimp ,
scrimpy ,
self -
abnegating ,
self -
denying ,
sexually abstinent ,
skimp ,
skimpy ,
slender ,
slight ,
slim ,
small ,
sober ,
spar ,
spare ,
sparing ,
starvation ,
stingy ,
stinted ,
straitened ,
stunted ,
subsistence ,
sworn off ,
teetotal ,
temperate ,
thin ,
unnourishing ,
unnutritious ,
vegetarian ,
watered ,
watery
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