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, light
(adjective) marked by temperance in indulgence; “abstemious with the use of adverbs”; “a light eater”; “a light smoker”; “ate a light supper”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
abstemious (comparative more abstemious, superlative most abstemious)
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.]
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
• abstentious
• abstinent
• continent
• self-abnegating
• self-denying
• sober
• temperate
• See also moderate
• (sparingly used): immoderate, intemperate
• See also excessive
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*ste"mi*ous, a. Etym: [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum intoxicating drink.]
1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.] Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. Milton.
2. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions. Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious. Arbuthnot.
3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet. Gibbon.
4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life. "One abstemious day." Pope.
5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [R.] Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 May 2024
(adjective) bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; “saving faith”; “redemptive (or redeeming) love”
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