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abstinent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

abstinent

adjective

/'æbstɪnənt/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	abstentious
Derivation	abstain, abstinence

not totally abstinent but abstemious.

abstinent

noun

/'æbstɪnənt/

a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages

Type	Words
Synonyms	abstainer, nondrinker
Type of	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
Has types	teetotaler, teetotalist, teetotaller
Derivation	abstain