abstinent (s)
abstentious (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def self-restraining
def not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
examples not totally abstinent but abstemious
Outgoing links
Similar to abstemious
Derivationally related form abstentious → abstention
Derivationally related form abstinent → abstinent
Derivationally related form abstinent → abstinence; abstinent → abstinence; abstinent → abstain
Incoming links
Similar to abstemious
Derivationally related form abstinence → abstinent; abstinence → abstinent; abstain → abstinent
Derivationally related form abstention → abstentious
Derivationally related form abstinent → abstinent

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