Definizione monolingua

abstemious

abstemious (comparative more abstemious, superlative most abstemious)

1. (Original Latin sense) Abstaining from wine.

   Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. - John 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 - John Arbuthnot.

3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation

   an abstemious diet - Edward Gibbon

4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.

   One abstemious day. - Alexander Pope

5. (rare) Promotive of abstemiousness

   Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. - John Dryden

Definizione dizionario abstemious

	astemio
	abstaining from wine

	astemia
	abstaining from wine

astinente

frugale

moderato

sobrio

Altri significati:

sparing in diet

Eating and drinking in moderation.

Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.

(Original Latin sense) Abstaining from wine.

(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness

Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.

Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation