Associations to the word «Abstemious»
Noun
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Wiktionary
ABSTEMIOUS, adjective. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
ABSTEMIOUS, adjective. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
ABSTEMIOUS, adjective. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.
ABSTEMIOUS, adjective. (rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Dictionary definition
ABSTEMIOUS, adjective. Sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy.
ABSTEMIOUS, adjective. Marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.