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abstemious in Japanese

abstemious in Japanese is 禁欲的 — abstemious means eating and drinking only small amounts, especially of alcohol, in a careful, controlled way.

abstemious in Japanese

禁欲的
adj
Pronounced: kin'yokuteki
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.]

What does "abstemious" mean?

  1. adj Eating and drinking only small amounts, especially of alcohol, in a careful, controlled way.
    "In the dimness of the landing I could not see him very well, but there was something in his voice that surprised me. I knew he was of abstemious habit or I should have thought he had been drinking."
  2. adj Careful not to give in too freely to one's desires or urges.
  3. adj Used only in small, careful amounts.
  4. adj Involving, or spent in, deliberately going without pleasures such as food or drink.
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abstemious in a sentence

  • In the dimness of the landing I could not see him very well, but there was something in his voice that surprised me. I knew he was of abstemious habit or I should have thought he had been drinking.

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What is "abstemious" in Japanese?
"abstemious" in Japanese is 禁欲的. abstemious means: Eating and drinking only small amounts, especially of alcohol, in a careful, controlled way.
How do you pronounce 禁欲的?
"abstemious" in Japanese is 禁欲的, pronounced "kin'yokuteki".
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