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Ab*ste"mi*ous (&unr_;), a. [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum intoxicating drink.] 1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.]
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Under his special eye
Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. Milton.
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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.
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Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious. Arbuthnot.
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3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet. Gibbon.
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4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life. “One abstemious day.” Pope.
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5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [R.]
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Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. Dryden.
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