abstemious

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/æbˈstiːmɪəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/æbˈstimiəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ab stēmē əs)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ab•ste•mi•ous /æbˈstimiəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. sparing and moderate in eating and drinking;
    temperate: He was abstemious in his habits.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ab•ste•mi•ous  (ab stēmē əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. sparing or moderate in eating and drinking;
    temperate in diet.
  2. characterized by abstinence:an abstemious life.
  3. sparing:an abstemious diet.
  • Latin abstēmius, equivalent. to abs- abs- + tēm- (base of tēmētum intoxicating drink) + -ius -ious
  • 1615–25
ab•stemi•ous•ly, adv. 
ab•stemi•ous•ness, n. 
    ascetic, abstinent, temperate, nonindulgent.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abstemious /əbˈstiːmɪəs/ adj
  1. moderate or sparing, esp in the consumption of alcohol or food; temperate
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin abstēmius, from abs- ab-1 + tēm-, from tēmētum intoxicating drinkabˈstemiously adv abˈstemiousness n
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