English

Etymology
From Latin abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum intoxicating drink.

Pronunciation
IPA|/æb�st�mi.�s/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�mi�s|-i�mi�s

Adjective
en-adj

1. (Original Latin sense) abstaining|Abstaining from wine.

#* Milton:
#*: Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain.

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

#* Arbuthnot:
#*: Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious.

1. sparing|Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation

#* Gibbon:
#*: an abstemious diet

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

#* Pope:
#*: One abstemious day.

1. rare Promotive of abstemiousness

#* Dryden:
#*: Such is the virtue of the abstemious well.
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Translations

Bulgarian: в�зд��жан, �ме�ен
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Trivia
This word uses all five vowels just once and in alphabetical order (others are abstentious, annelidous, arsenious, casesious, facetious and fracedinous).

ar:abstemious
fa:abstemious
fr:abstemious
gl:abstemious
it:abstemious
pl:abstemious
ta:abstemious
te:abstemious
vi:abstemious

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