Princeton's WordNet

1. abstemious(adj)

   sparing in consumption of especially food and drink

   "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy

2. abstemious, light(a)(adj)

   marked by temperance in indulgence

   "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"

Wiktionary

1. abstemious(Adjective)

   Abstaining from wine.

   Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. - John Milton

2. abstemious(Adjective)

   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 - John Arbuthnot.

3. abstemious(Adjective)

   Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation

   an abstemious diet - Edward Gibbon

4. abstemious(Adjective)

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

   One abstemious day. - Alexander Pope

5. abstemious(Adjective)

   Promotive of abstemiousness

   Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. - John Dryden

Origin: First attested in 1600. From abstemius; from ab, abs + root of temetum.

Webster Dictionary

1. Abstemious(adj)

   abstaining from wine

2. Abstemious(adj)

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

3. Abstemious(adj)

   sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet

4. Abstemious(adj)

   marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life

5. Abstemious(adj)

   promotive of abstemiousness

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