Definition of abstentious Abstentious

ab•sten•tious

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Adjective

abstentious - self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
  abstinent
  abstemious sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy
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  • abstentious (a.)
    Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining.

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