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Meanings of very abstemious in English

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Usage of very abstemious in English
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He was very abstemious in his diet, having to contend with a gouty diathesis.
Milton
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He was very abstemious-ateless than any man I know.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
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He was also very abstemious in his food, and never indulged in excesses of the table.
Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Lat...
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At that feast the Assyrians were very abstemious.
The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
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Moat people would require some training before they could find this very abstemious regimen 'the most agreeable'.
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
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Like the larva, she is very abstemious and contents herself with a Fly or two as her daily ration.
The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
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We were both of us very abstemious, or we should not have been the strong, hearty fellows we were.
Dick Onslow Among the Redskins
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We saw upward of a million cats in Bermuda, but the people are very abstemious in the matter of dogs.
Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion
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I should have told you that my habits are very abstemious, and that I am admirably healthy on a low diet.
The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti / From Coals Of Fire And Other ...
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She is so loath to take nourishment, and when she does, is so very abstemious, that the regimen is hardly necessary.
The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7)
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The people of Loo-Choo must be very abstemious if we judge from the size of their drinking cups-nolarger than thimbles!
A Voyage round the World / A book for boys
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He was very abstemious, had a paternal care of the poor in all his dominions, and honored good men, especially among the clergy.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
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At his meals he was very abstemious, nor ever eat but of one dish, which was most commonly powdered beef, or some such saltmeat.
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volum...
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He spoke little, conversing assiduously in his heart with God; he was very abstemious in his diet, and most rigorous to himself in all things.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
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At meals he was very abstemious always, while he took nothing in the middle of the day except a glass of wine and a biscuit.
The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson)
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