abstentious

adjective

Definition of abstentiousnext
as in ascetic
given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites abstentious by nature, she eats only to satisfy actual hunger—never just for the sake of eating

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  1. ascetic
  2. abstemious
  3. continent
Adjective
  • The level at the very top makes former communist leaders appear positively ascetic.
    Gregory Feifer, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2016
  • Adams, running for office, made gestures at his own ascetic habits, passing himself off as a vegan.
    Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of ascetic
Adjective
  • But somehow, during his more recent years in Gujarat, Modi had managed to rebrand himself as a sunny, pro-business techno-utopian, an abstemious leader with an intuitive grasp of 21st-century infrastructure and social media.
    Mohammad Ali, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2020
  • Low mass has always been a Miata virtue, endowing the car with not just precise handling but also an abstemious appetite for tires and fuel.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 July 2023
Definition of abstemious
Adjective
  • The cross-continent trek for Rye Riptides, which students and now-retired Rye Junior High School science teacher Sheila Adams stuffed with photos of the Rye students, a facemask with their signatures on it, fall leaves, acorns and state quarters, was conducted with the help of Educational Passages.
    Ian Lenahan, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The totem pole was carved by members of the Lummi Nation and is being transported from their home in Washington state to Washington, D.C., as part of a 15-day, cross-continent journey to advocate for the protection of sacred places and the expansion of tribal sovereignty rights.
    Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 July 2021
Definition of continent
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abstention

abstentious

abstinence

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