what does abstinent mean?
ABSTINENT as NOUN
- Meaning
- a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
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Hypernyms(s) abstinent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ABSTINENT as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- self-restraining
- not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
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- not totally abstinent but abstemious
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