Definition of "abstemious" in İngilizce

adjective

1. Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.

2. Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.

3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.

4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.

   • an abstemious life

5. (rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.