abstemious
adjectiveHow many syllables in abstemious?
There are 4 syllables in the word abstemious.How to pronounce abstemious:
Definition of abstemious:
- abstemious (adjective):
- reflecting such restraint
- taking very little alcohol or food
- adjective. marked by temperance in indulgence.
- marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
Synonyms for abstemious:
abstentious
abstinent
ascetic
ascetical
austere
continent
frugal
light
moderate
self-abnegating
self-denying
sober
sparing
temperate
Antonyms for abstemious:
edacious
esurient
gannet-like
gluttonous
gormandizing
gourmand
gourmandizing
greedy
hoggish
hungry
immoderate
impure
incontinent
indulgent
insatiable
intemperate
piggish
piggy
rapacious
ravening
ravenous
self-indulgent
swinish
unappeasable
unchaste
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