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Abstemious

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(1):

(a.) Promotive of abstemiousness.

(2):

(a.) Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.

(3):

(a.) Abstaining from wine.

(4):

(a.) Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet.

(5):

(a.) Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Abstemious'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/abstemious.html. 1828.
 
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