Abstentious

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abstentious \Ab*sten"tious\, a.
     Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining. --Farrar.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  abstentious
       adj : self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for
             food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
             [syn: {abstinent}]