|
WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!
Adjective abstemious has 2 senses
- abstemious - sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy
Antonyms: gluttonous, crapulent, crapulous, edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish, greedy, hoggish, piggish, piggy, porcine, swinish, overgreedy, too-greedy, scavenging
- abstemious, light - marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
Antonym: intemperate (indirect, via temperate)
|