I questioned about 'abstemious' before.<br/><br/>The question of this time is, is the second sentence ironic?<br/><br/><i>‘We only had a bottle.’ ‘Very <b>abstemious</b> of you.’</i><br/><br/>And, what does 'best' here mean?<br/><br/><i>The patients are <b>best</b> advised to be totally <b>abstinent from</b> alcohol.</i>