Eating and drinking in moderation.
Sparingly used or consumed: abstemious meals.
Restricted to bare necessities: an abstemious way of life.
Sparingly used or consumed: abstemious meals.
Restricted to bare necessities: an abstemious way of life.
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A word that contains all 5 vowels of a, e, i, o, & u, in order.
If y is used as a vowel, then it can be appended, abstemiously.
If y is used as a vowel, then it can be appended, abstemiously.
Man doing crossword, was puzzled by a 10 letter word a---e-iou-. He paused, and then his face lit up.
"Ah yes! Abstemious."
"Ah yes! Abstemious."
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(adj): a combination of amused and pretentious; entertained by others' stupidity, bereavement or naïvety.
Anne: Obviously, the flying buttresses and the cathedral are metaphors for the interdependence of humanity.
Lydia (to herself): That is the crappiest answer I've ever heard. *Obviously*, she didn't do the reading because that is not at all the point of the story. This will give me an excuse to be amutentious for at least the next three hours...
Lydia (to herself): That is the crappiest answer I've ever heard. *Obviously*, she didn't do the reading because that is not at all the point of the story. This will give me an excuse to be amutentious for at least the next three hours...
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