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1. (adj.) abstemious
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate.
2. abstemious
characterized by abstinence.
Etymology: (1615–25; < L abstēmius=abs-abs - +-tēmius, akin to tēmētum intoxicating drink; see -ous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) abstemious
sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
"the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy
2. (adj) abstemious, light(a)
marked by temperance in indulgence
"abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) abstemious
abstaining from wine
2. (adj) abstemious
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. (adj) abstemious
sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet
4. (adj) abstemious
marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life
5. (adj) abstemious
promotive of abstemiousness
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Sense: taking little food, drink etc
She was being very abstemious as she was trying to lose weight; an abstemious young man.
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 Afrikaans: onthoudend |
 Arabic: مُعْتَدِل فِي الطَعَّام |
 Bulgarian: въздържан |
 Brazilian: abstêmio |
 Czech: střídmý |
 German: enthaltsam |
 Danish: afholdende; mådeholdende |
 Greek: εγκρατής, λιτοδίαιτος |
 Spanish: abstemio |
 Estonian: mõõdukas |
 Farsi: میانه رو |
 Finnish: kohtuullinen |
 French: sobre |
 Hebrew: מִסתַּפֵּק בְּמוּעָט |
 Hindi: संयमी |
 Croatian: suzdržljiv |
 Hungarian: mértékletes |
 Indonesian: makan sedikit |
 Icelandic: hófsamur |
 Italian: sobrio, astemio |
 Japanese: 節制した |
 Korean: 절제하는 |
 Lithuanian: susilaikantis, saikingas |
 Latvian: atturīgs (ēšanā, dzeršanā |
 Malay: sederhana |
 Dutch: matig |
 Norwegian: måteholden |
 Polish: wstrzemięźliwy, umiarkowa |
 Persian: میانه رو |
 Pashto: لږ مصرف كوونكى |
 Portuguese: abstémio |
 Romanian: cumpătat |
 Russian: умеренный |
 Slovak: striedmy |
 Slovenian: vzdržen, zmeren |
 Serbian: uzdržljiv |
 Swedish: återhållsam, måttlig |
 Thai: ตามอัตภาพ |
 Turkish: az yiyip az içen |
 Taiwanese: 有節制的 |
 Ukrainian: стриманий, помірний |
 Urdu: محتاط ، پر ہیز گار |
 Vietnamese: điều độ |
 Chinese: 节食的，适中的 |
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