abstemiously
English
WOTD – 1 December 2007
Etymology
abstemious + -ly
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /æbˈsti.mi.əs.li/, /əbˈsti.mi.əs.li/
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Adverb
abstemiously (comparative more abstemiously, superlative most abstemiously)
- Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink. [First attested in the early 18th century.][1]
- He lived abstemiously for his entire life, eschewing pleasure for purity.
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References
- ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 9
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