Meaning | sparing in consumption of especially food and drink. |
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Example | "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy |
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Attribute of | abstemiousness | moderation in eating and drinking / drinking |
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Narrower | abstinent, abstentious | self-restraining |
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ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan | Practicing great self-denial |
See also | nonindulgent, strict | Characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint |
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Opposite | gluttonous | Given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink |
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Spanish | moderada, moderado |
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Catalan | moderat |
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Nouns | abstemiousness | moderation in eating and drinking / drinking |
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Adverbs | abstemiously | in a sparing manner |
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