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)

  1. 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.

References
  1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstemiously”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.
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