Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Abstemious"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Abstemious \Ab*ste"mi*ous\, a. [L. 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. --Milton.

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. --Arbuthnot.

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.'' --Pope.

5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [R.]

Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

abstemious
adj 1: sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the
pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to
one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy [ant: {gluttonous}]
2: marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a
light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper" [syn:
{light(a)}]

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