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Meanings of abstinent in English

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abstinent

A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages.

      abstinent

      Self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink.

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            We tested abstinent alcoholics and control subjects in a double-blind two-session design.
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            2
            Are there more benefits to remaining sexually abstinent than one would think?
            Ebony
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            Hemodynamic, physiological, and behavioral parameters were compared between sated and abstinent scans.
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            Of the other drugs examined only phenoxybenzamine reduced diarrhea in morphine-abstinent rats.
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            5
            The delicate, the abstinent, the reticent graces were his in the heroic degree.
            The Rhythm of Life, and Other Essays
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            Objectives: To study the plasticity of startle reflex in currently abstinent MDMA users.
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            But the young man, who was habitually and totally abstinent, shook his head.
            Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
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            For model validation, participants were abstinent with daily observed urine specimens for 28 days.
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            Percentages of days abstinent were assessed during treatment and over a 6-month follow-up period.
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            Findings: Those who gained an abstinent network reported the largest quality of life improvements.
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            Be temperate in youth, or you will have to be abstinent in old age.
            Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composi...
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            All were to be fasting and abstinent from their wives on the previous night.
            The Customs of Old England
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            Cress is a beautiful woman, and I'd been abstinent for what seemed like years.
            After the fall
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            I mean an old ecclesiastic who should have led a very pure, abstinent life.
            The Europeans
            15
            A gouty man must be moderate, not too abstinent, so as to get weak.
            Doctor and Patient
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            Main outcome measures: Percent days abstinent from alcohol and time to first heavy drinking day.
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            abstinent
            Abstinent through the time
            Abstinent across language varieties
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