English

Adverb

abstemiously ‎(comparative more abstemiously, superlative most abstemiously)

1. Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink. [First attested in the early 18^th century.]^[1]

   He lived abstemiously for his entire life, eschewing pleasure for purity.

Related terms

• abstemious
• abstemiousness

References

1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9