Antonyms for abstemious

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ab-stee-mee-uhs

Phonetic Transcription : æbˈsti mi əs

Definition of abstemious

Origin : c.1600, from Latin abstemius "sober, temperate," from ab(s)- "from" (see ab-) + stem of temetum "strong drink," related to temulentus "drunken." Technically, of liquor, but extended in Latin to temperance in living generally. Related: Abstemiously; abstemiousness.

adj restraining behavior or appetite

Example sentences :

He was however naturally of an abstemious and recluse disposition.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

For several years he was so abstemious that he had eaten but one meal a day.
Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott

I knew he was of abstemious habit or I should have thought he had been drinking.
Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham

All through their lives they should be most careful and abstemious in their diet.
Extract from : « Palmistry for All » by Cheiro

This, with good reason, is attributed to their abstemious lives.
Extract from : « Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why » by Martha M. Allen

In his early days Mr. Furnival had been essentially an abstemious man.
Extract from : « Orley Farm » by Anthony Trollope

Abstemious in herself, and in apparel void of all vain ornaments.
Extract from : « No Cross, No Crown » by William Penn

The habits of the king were abstemious, an example which his sons disregarded.
Extract from : « Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England » by Richard Valpy French

Born in 1440 he was of abstemious and frugal habits and lived till 1533.
Extract from : « The Story of Nuremberg » by Cecil Headlam

He was most abstemious too at all his meals, and never tasted meat.
Extract from : « Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum » by John Healy

Synonyms for abstemious

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