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Abstemious is an English word with synonyms like abstinent or light. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Abstemious in a sentence

Abstemious meaning

  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.

Synonyms of Abstemious

abstinent light gluttonous strict nonindulgent spartan austere ascetical ascetic abstentious temperate

Related words

Other words often associated with Abstemious or its synonyms:

stern blue severe disciplinary monkish corrective puritan puritanical person ravenous swinish illumination

Using Abstemious

  • The main meaning on this page is: Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. | Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions. | Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
  • Useful related words include: abstinent, light, gluttonous, strict.
  • In the example corpus, abstemious often appears in combinations such as: abstemious life.

Context around Abstemious

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

completely 1×

Often after:

life 2× peers 1×

Sentence patterns with Abstemious

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

methodical and abstemious life studied 1× the abstemious life of 1× their completely abstemious peers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he pursued a 1× the abstemious life 1×

Common sentence endings:

alms to give 1× completely abstemious peers 1× had their effect 1×

Words around Abstemious

Just before it in the word index:

abstains 5 abstaining 60 abstainers 3 abstained 131 abstain 153 abst 4

Just after it in the word index:

abstention 49 abstentionism 5 abstentionist 5 abstentions 41 abstinence 142 abstinent 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Abstemious

  • In this selection, "abstemious" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, completely, life and peers stand out and add context to how "abstemious" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include methodical and abstemious life studied and the abstemious life of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "abstemious" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with abstemious

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The abstemious life of these Christians, the simplicity and earnestness of their preaching and teaching, had their effect. (18 words)

He pursued a rigidly methodical and abstemious life, studied the Scriptures, and performed his religious duties diligently, depriving himself so that he would have alms to give. (27 words)

However, among the more than 333,000 people in the study, light and moderate drinkers were 20% less likely to die from any cause during the study period compared with their completely abstemious peers. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

However, among the more than 333,000 people in the study, light and moderate drinkers were 20% less likely to die from any cause during the study period compared with their completely abstemious peers. (34 words)

He pursued a rigidly methodical and abstemious life, studied the Scriptures, and performed his religious duties diligently, depriving himself so that he would have alms to give. (27 words)

The abstemious life of these Christians, the simplicity and earnestness of their preaching and teaching, had their effect. (18 words)

Example sentences (3)

However, among the more than 333,000 people in the study, light and moderate drinkers were 20% less likely to die from any cause during the study period compared with their completely abstemious peers.

He pursued a rigidly methodical and abstemious life, studied the Scriptures, and performed his religious duties diligently, depriving himself so that he would have alms to give.

The abstemious life of these Christians, the simplicity and earnestness of their preaching and teaching, had their effect.

Common combinations with abstemious

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "abstemious" in a sentence?
An example: "However, among the more than 333,000 people in the study, light and moderate drinkers were 20% less likely to die from any cause during the study period compared with their completely abstemious peers." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "abstemious" from authentic English texts.
What does "abstemious" mean?
Abstemious means: Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
What are synonyms of "abstemious"?
Common synonyms of "abstemious" include: abstinent, light, gluttonous, strict, nonindulgent, spartan, austere, ascetical. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "abstemious" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "abstemious", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.