Word O' The Day
Yes That's right! Now you too can understand the big fancy words that only the likes of rocket scientists knew the true meaning of for so long!
So take the word of the day and use it confidently at some point today!
So take the word of the day and use it confidently at some point today!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Abstemious
This word has all the vowels in it in alphabetical order.
Pronounced: ab-stee-mee-us
Definition: 1. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
2. Characterised by abstinence: an abstemious life.
3. Sparing: an abstemious diet.
Origin: 1615-25
Used in sentence: He maintains his weight on an abstemious diet.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment