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Word: Abstemious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin abstemius, (from ab- ‘from’ + a word related to temetum ‘alcoholic drink’) + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əbˈstiːmɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink
Short Definition:indulging only very moderately in something
Examples:- ‘We only had a bottle.’ ‘Very abstemious of you.’
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