abstemiously

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UK, US/æbˈsti.mi.əs.li/UK, US/əbˈsti.mi.əs.li/

adverb

Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.

“He lived abstemiously for his entire life, eschewing pleasure for purity.”

Similar
temperately
First used First attested in the early 18ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adverbabstemiously (comparative more abstemiously, superlative most abstemiously)

comparative more abstemiously · superlative most abstemiously

  1. Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.First known use First attested in the early 18ᵗʰ century.

    He lived abstemiously for his entire life, eschewing pleasure for purity.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a sparing manner; without overindulgence

Similar
temperately
Also see
temperately

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From abstemious + -ly.

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APA

abstemiously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstemiously

MLA

“abstemiously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstemiously. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstemiously,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstemiously.

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