abstemious
11abstemious — adjective Etymology: Latin abstemius, from abs + temius; akin to Latin temetum intoxicating drink Date: 1609 marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol; also reflecting such restraint < an abstemious diet > •… …
12abstemious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abstaining, abstinent; temperate, sober. See moderation, asceticism. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. abstinent, temperate, sober; see moderate 5 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [ab …
13abstemious — [[t]æbsti͟ːmiəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable such as eating or drinking. [FORMAL] Syn: temperate …
14abstemious — adjective the monks here have willingly chosen this abstemious life Syn: self denying, temperate, abstinent, moderate, self disciplined, restrained, self restrained, sober, austere, ascetic, puritanical, spartan, hair shirt Ant: self indulgent …
15abstemious person — abstinentas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Žmogus, visai negeriantis svaigiųjų gėrimų, nevartojantis kitų svaigiųjų medžiagų. kilmė lot. abstinens – susilaikantis atitikmenys: angl. abstemious person; abstinent vok.… …
16Abstemious — Marked by restraint, especially in the consumption of food or alcohol. From the Latin prefix abs , meaning from or away, and the Latin noun temetum, meaning intoxicating drink …
17abstemious — Synonyms and related words: Apostolic, Encratic, Lenten, Pythagorean, Rechabite, Shaker, Spartan, Stoic, abstentious, abstinent, ascetic, austere, celibate, chaste, continent, dwarfed, dwarfish, exiguous, frugal, fruitarian, impoverished, jejune …
18abstemious — ab|ste|mi|ous [əbˈsti:miəs] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: abstemius, from abs away + temetum strong drink ] careful not to have too much food, drink etc >abstemiousness n [U] …
19abstemious — ab|ste|mi|ous [ əb stimiəs ] adjective OFTEN HUMOROUS deliberately avoiding too much food or alcohol …
20abstemious — ab·ste·mi·ous || æb stiËmjÉ™s adj. not indulgent, satisfied with little, sparing, moderate …
