abstemious
adjectives
sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
"the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy
is derived from
antonym
is similar to
self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
"not totally abstinent but abstemious"
is similar to
practicing great self-denial
"Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"
marked by temperance in indulgence
"abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
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