[ab-stee-mee-uhs]

adjective

Characterized by abstinence.

Christine O’Donnell, the muppet version of Rachel Ray, has lived an abstemious life: one devoid of masturbation, sex, and reason.


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“Abstemious.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/abstemious. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “abstemious”, accessed March 29, 2024, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/abstemious.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Abstemious. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/abstemious


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