abstemious
31abstemious — adj. (of a person, habit, etc.) moderate, not self indulgent, esp. in eating and drinking. Derivatives: abstemiously adv. abstemiousness n. Etymology: L abstemius (as AB , temetum strong drink) …
32over-abstemious — see over 28 …
33abstemiously — abstemious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not self indulgent, especially as regards eating and drinking. DERIVATIVES abstemiously adverb abstemiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin abstemius, from ab from + a word related to temetum alcoholic liquor …
34abstemiousness — abstemious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not self indulgent, especially as regards eating and drinking. DERIVATIVES abstemiously adverb abstemiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin abstemius, from ab from + a word related to temetum alcoholic liquor …
35sober — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. grave, quiet, sedate, staid, serious; abstemious; drab, plain, severe, unadorned; calm, moderate; thoughtful; subdued; inconspicuous; demure; earnest; solemn, somber. See moderation, inexcitability …
36temperate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. moderate, ascetic, cautious, mild, sober, abstemious, abstinent, continent; Pythagorean; vegetarian. See moderation. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Moderate] Syn. regulated, restrained, reasonable,… …
37abstemiousness — noun 1. restricted to bare necessities • Derivationally related forms: ↑abstemious • Hypernyms: ↑meagerness, ↑meagreness, ↑leanness, ↑poorness, ↑scantiness, ↑scantness, ↑ …
38ab|ste´mi|ous|ness — ab|ste|mi|ous «ab STEE mee uhs», adjective. 1. sparing in eating and drinking; moderate; temperate: »My sister is abstemious in her eating habits; she never eats too much. Abstemious, refusing luxuries, not sourly and reproachfully, but simply as …
39ab|ste´mi|ous|ly — ab|ste|mi|ous «ab STEE mee uhs», adjective. 1. sparing in eating and drinking; moderate; temperate: »My sister is abstemious in her eating habits; she never eats too much. Abstemious, refusing luxuries, not sourly and reproachfully, but simply as …
40ab|ste|mi|ous — «ab STEE mee uhs», adjective. 1. sparing in eating and drinking; moderate; temperate: »My sister is abstemious in her eating habits; she never eats too much. Abstemious, refusing luxuries, not sourly and reproachfully, but simply as unfit for his …
