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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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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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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
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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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