inabstinence
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From in- + abstinence.
Noun
[edit]inabstinence (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Lack of abstinence; indulgence.
- 1674, John Milton, “Book XI”, in Paradise Lost. […], 2nd edition, London: […] S[amuel] Simmons […], →OCLC, pages 299–300:
- VVhat miſerie th' inabſtinence of Eve / Shall bring on men. […]
References
[edit]“inabstinence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.