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Definition of: abstemious
(ab·stē′mẽ·əs) adjective
1. Eating and drinking sparingly.
2. Characterized by or spent in abstinence; avoiding excess; self-denying; temperate. See synonyms under SOBER. <L abstemius temperate <ab- from + root of temetum intoxicating drink]
—ab·ste′mi·ous·ly adverb
—ab·ste′mi·ous·ness noun
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