My sister is abstemious in her eating habits; she never eats too much. Abstemious, refusing luxuries, not sourly and reproachfully, but simply as unfit for his habit (Emerson).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ab|ste|mi|ous — «ab STEE mee uhs», adjective. 1. sparing in eating and drinking; moderate; temperate: »My sister is abstemious in her eating habits; she never eats too much. Abstemious, refusing luxuries, not sourly and reproachfully, but simply as unfit for his … Useful english dictionary
ab|ste´mi|ous|ness — ab|ste|mi|ous «ab STEE mee uhs», adjective. 1. sparing in eating and drinking; moderate; temperate: »My sister is abstemious in her eating habits; she never eats too much. Abstemious, refusing luxuries, not sourly and reproachfully, but simply as … Useful english dictionary
ab·ste·mi·ous — … Useful english dictionary
ōus-1 : ǝus- — ōus 1 : ǝus English meaning: mouth Deutsche Übersetzung: “Mund, Mũndung, Rand” Material: Auf IE *ōus go back: O.Ind. ü ḥ n. “mouth” (compare üs án sd., üsya m n. “mouth, aperture “), Av. üh , ü̊ŋhan ds.; Lat. ōs, ōris… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
ste|noph|a|gous — «stuh NOF uh guhs», adjective. Zoology. living on a small variety of foods. ╂[< steno + Greek phageîn eat + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
dip|lo|ste|mo|nous — «DIHP luh STEE muh nuhs, STEHM uh », adjective. Botany. having two series of stamens, or twice as many stamens as petals. ╂[< Greek diplóos double + st ōn warp, thread (taken as stêma stamen) + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
i|so|ste|mo|nous — «Y suh STEE muh nuhs, STEHM uh », adjective. Botany. having the stamens equal in number to the sepals or petals. ╂[< iso + Greek st ōn thread, but taken as equaling stamen (compare etym. under penstemon) + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
abstemious — ab·ste·mi·ous … English syllables
abstemiously — ab·ste·mi·ous·ly … English syllables
abstemious — ab•ste•mi•ous [[t]æbˈsti mi əs[/t]] adj. 1) sparing in eating and drinking; temperate 2) characterized by abstinence • Etymology: 1615–25; < L abstēmius=abs abs + tēmius, akin to tēmētum intoxicating drink; see ous ab•ste′mi•ous•ly, adv.… … From formal English to slang
