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type | a |
lex_filenum | 00 |
def | sparing in consumption of especially food and drink |
examples | the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious John Galsworthy |
Outgoing links | |
Also see | nonindulgent, strict |
Attribute | abstemiousness |
Derivationally related form | abstemious → abstemiousness |
Antonym | abstemious → gluttonous |
Similar to | abstinent, abstentious; ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan |
Incoming links | |
Similar to | abstinent, abstentious; ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan |
Antonym | gluttonous → abstemious |
Also see | nonindulgent, strict |
Derived from adjective | abstemiously → abstemious |
Derivationally related form | abstemiousness → abstemious |
Attribute | abstemiousness |
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