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abstemious
Overview of adj abstemious
The adj abstemious has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. abstemious -- (sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy)
2. abstemious, light -- (marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper")
Grep of noun abstemious
abstemiousness
Antonyms of adj abstemious
2 senses of abstemious
Sense 1
abstemious (vs. gluttonous)
gluttonous (vs. abstemious)
=> crapulous
=> crapulent, crapulous
=> edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish
=> greedy
=> hoggish, piggish, piggy, porcine, swinish
=> overgreedy, too-greedy
Sense 2
abstemious, light(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA temperate) -> intemperate
Similarity of adj abstemious
2 senses of abstemious
Sense 1
abstemious (vs. gluttonous)
=> abstinent, abstentious
=> ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan
Also See> nonindulgent#1, strict#3
Sense 2
abstemious, light(prenominal)
=> temperate (vs. intemperate)
Pertainyms of adj abstemious
Attributes of adj abstemious
1 of 2 senses of abstemious
Sense 1
abstemious (vs. gluttonous)
=> abstemiousness
Domain of adj abstemious
Domain Terms of adj abstemious
Familiarity of adj abstemious
abstemious used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj abstemious
abstemious
Grep of adv abstemious
abstemiously
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