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Definition of Abstemiously
1. Adverb. In a sparing manner; without overindulgence. "Indulged temperately in cocktails"
Definition of Abstemiously
1. Adverb. Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abstemiously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abstemiously
Literary usage of Abstemiously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fifty Years and Beyond: Or, Gathered Gems for the Aged by S. G. Lathrop (1881)
"Within certain limits he has his choice, to live fast or slow, to live abstemiously
or intensely, ... He who lives abstemiously, who avoids all stimulants, ..."
2. The Home Beyond: Or Views of Heaven, & Its Relation to Earth, by Over Four by Samuel Fallows (1884)
"Within certain limits ho has a choic.3, to live fast or slow, to live abstemiously
or intensely, ... Us who lives abstemiously, who avoids all stimulants, ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1897)
"Whiston intimates that his high living at Durham permanently injured his health,
though he'lived very abstemiously afterward.' In December 1733 the see of ..."
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