1. Adjective
Abstaining from wine.
2. Adjective
Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
3. Adjective
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet.
4. Adjective
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.
5. Adjective
Promotive of abstemiousness.
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