abstemious
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ab·ste·mi·ous
(ăb-stē'mē-əs, əb-) 
adj.
abstemiousness ab·ste'mi·ous·ness n.
adj.
- Eating and drinking in moderation.
- Characterized by abstinence or moderation: The hermit led an abstemious way of life.
[From Latin abstēmius : abs-, ab-, away; see ab-1 + *tēmum, liquor, variant of tēmētum.]
abstemiously ab·ste'mi·ous·ly adv.abstemiousness ab·ste'mi·ous·ness n.
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abstemious
adjective
- Exercising moderation and self-restraint in appetites and behavior: continent, sober, temperate. See restraint/unrestraint.
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abstemious
adj
Definition: restrained in behavior or appetite
Antonyms: gluttonous, greedy, hungry
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abstemious
IN BRIEF: Pertaining to self-denial.
The nuns at the convent made a habit of being abstemious.
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Abstemious
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - afholdende, ædruelig
Français (French)
adj. - frugal, sobre, très raisonnable
Deutsch (German)
adj. - mäßig, genügsam
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εγκρατής, λιτοδίαιτος, λιτός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - abstêmio
Русский (Russian)
воздержанный, умеренный (в еде, спиртных напитках)
Español (Spanish)
adj. - abstemio, abstinente, frugal
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - återhållsam, måttlig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有节制的, 节省的, 简朴的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有節制的, 節省的, 簡樸的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 절제 있는, 소박한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 節制する, 禁欲的な, 質素な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) معتدل أو غير مسرف, متسم بالإعتدال
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מתון, במיוחד בשתייה ואכילה, מסתפק במועט
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