abstemiously

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 18^th century.][1]

   He lived abstemiously for his entire life, eschewing pleasure for purity.

Related terms

• abstemious
• abstemiousness

References

1. “abstemiously” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860457-0, page 9.