abstinently
English
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editabstinently (comparative more abstinently, superlative most abstinently)
- With abstinence. [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]
References
edit- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstinently”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.