Abstemious
Abstemious ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[Latin abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum intoxicating drink.]
1.
Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.]
Under his special eye
Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain.
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.
3.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet. — Gibbon
4.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.
One abstemious day.
5.
Promotive of abstemiousness. [Rare]
Such is the virtue of the abstemious well.