abstemious

1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.] Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. Milton. 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. Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious. Arbuthnot. 3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet. Gibbon. 4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life. "One abstemious day." Pope. 5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [R.] Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. Dryden.

Length: 10Scrabble® value: 14Words With Friends® value: 17

Numerology value: 7 (Pythagorean letter-sum). See what this number means on NumberAngel.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), United States public domain. See methodology for full licensing detail. Word validity for game play may differ from any official game dictionary.