| slovo | definícia |
abstemious
(encz) | abstemious,střídmý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
abstemious
(encz) | abstemious,šetrný adj: Pavel Cvrček |
abstemious
(encz) | abstemious,zdrženlivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Abstemious
(gcide) | Abstemious \Ab*ste"mi*ous\, a. [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of
temetum intoxicating drink.]
1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.]
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Under his special eye
Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. --Milton.
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2. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and
strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the
indulgence of the appetite or passions.
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Instances of longevity are chiefly among the
abstemious. --Arbuthnot.
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3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an
abstemious diet. --Gibbon.
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4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious
life. "One abstemious day." --Pope.
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5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [R.]
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Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. --Dryden.
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abstemious
(wn) | abstemious
adj 1: sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the
pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one
naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy [ant:
gluttonous]
2: marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use
of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light
supper" [syn: abstemious, light(a)] |
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abstemiously
(encz) | abstemiously,střídmě adv: Zdeněk Brožabstemiously,zdrženlivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
abstemiousness
(encz) | abstemiousness,střídmost n: Zdeněk Brožabstemiousness,zdrženlivost n: Pavel Cvrček |
Abstemious
(gcide) | Abstemious \Ab*ste"mi*ous\, a. [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of
temetum intoxicating drink.]
1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.]
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Under his special eye
Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. --Milton.
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2. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and
strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the
indulgence of the appetite or passions.
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Instances of longevity are chiefly among the
abstemious. --Arbuthnot.
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3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an
abstemious diet. --Gibbon.
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4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious
life. "One abstemious day." --Pope.
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5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [R.]
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Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. --Dryden.
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Abstemiousness
(gcide) | Abstemiousness \Ab*ste"mi*ous*ness\, n.
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the
use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree
of abstinence than temperance.
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abstemiously
(wn) | abstemiously
adv 1: in a sparing manner; without overindulgence; "he ate and
drank abstemiously"; "indulged temperately in cocktails"
[syn: abstemiously, temperately] |
abstemiousness
(wn) | abstemiousness
n 1: restricted to bare necessities
2: moderation in eating and drinking |
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