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ab·ste·mi·ous (b-stm-s, b-)

adj.

1. Eating and drinking in moderation.

2.

a. Sparingly used or consumed: abstemious meals.

b. Restricted to bare necessities: an abstemious way of life.

[From Latin `abstmius` : `abs-, ab-`, away; see ab-¹ + `tmum`, liquor*, variant of `tmtum`.]

ab·stemi·ous·ly adv.

ab·stemi·ous·ness n.

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