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Definisjon av abstemious

Vi fant 6 definisjoner av abstemious på engelsk.

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective
abstemious - sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy
gluttonous given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"
nonindulgent, strict characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
abstemiousness moderation in eating and drinking
abstentious, abstinent self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
abstemious - marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
light
temperate not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"
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Adjektiv
abstemious - Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
abstemious - Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.
abstemious - Promotive of abstemiousness.

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  • abstemious
    Eating and drinking in moderation.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: abstemious
  • Komparativ: more abstemious
  • Superlativ: most abstemious

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