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abstemious (en)

(adjective) marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol / (adjective) reflecting such restraint

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Indecision
by Benjamin Kunkel

Indecision
by Benjamin Kunkel

Indecision
by Benjamin Kunkel


I plan from now on to live a reasonably abstemious life

—p.222 by Benjamin Kunkel
notable
1 year ago

Portrait of the Manager as a Young Author: On Storytelling, Business, and Literature
by Amanda DeMarco, Philipp Schonthaler

Portrait of the Manager as a Young Author: On Storytelling, Business, and Literature
by Amanda DeMarco, Philipp Schonthaler

Portrait of the Manager as a Young Author: On Storytelling, Business, and Literature
by Amanda DeMarco, Philipp Schonthaler


the painter's abstemiousness was a reaction to his companion's previous superficiality

—p.66 by Philipp Schonthaler
confirm
4 years, 4 months ago

The Best American Short Stories 2004
by Katrina Kenison, Lorrie Moore

The Best American Short Stories 2004
by Katrina Kenison, Lorrie Moore

The Best American Short Stories 2004
by Katrina Kenison, Lorrie Moore


After being abstemious for so long, I was drunk in no time

—p.87 Screenwriter (76) missing author
notable
4 years, 1 month ago

The Golden Notebook
by Doris Lessing

The Golden Notebook
by Doris Lessing

The Golden Notebook
by Doris Lessing


Stalin sipped his tea abstemiously, nodding as he listened.

—p.291 FREE WOMEN: 2 (243) by Doris Lessing
notable
7 months, 1 week ago