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nonabstinent

nonabstinent adjective: not abstinent; not practicing abstinence.

Adjective

nonabstinent (not comparable)

  1. Not abstinent; not practicing abstinence.
    • Also of interest, nearly half of the total studies reporting successful nonabstinent outcomes were conducted outside the United States.2012, Mark B. Sobell, “Alternatives to Abstinence: Evidence, Issues and Some Problems”, in Peter E. Nathan, G. Alan Marlatt, editor, Alcoholism: New Directions in Behavioral Research and Treatment...
    • A second point of interest is that although successful nonabstinent outcomes have repeatedly been referred to as rare occurrences, a review of the literature presents a different picture.2012, Kirk R. Blankstein, Janet Polivy, Self-Control and Self-Modification of Emotional Behavior

Origin of nonabstinent

From non- + abstinent.

Questions about nonabstinent

What does nonabstinent mean?
Nonabstinent means not abstinent; not practicing abstinence.
What part of speech is nonabstinent?
Nonabstinent is an adjective.

Words near nonabstinent in the dictionary

  1. nonabstainer
  2. nonabstainers
  3. nonabstaining
  4. nonabstemious
  5. nonabstention
  6. nonabstinent
  7. nonabstract
  8. nonabstracted
  9. nonabstractive
  10. nonabstruse
  11. nonabsurd

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