sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
temperance in indulgence
SYN - light
ANT - gluttonous, hoggish, overgreedy, piggish
"It was his abstemious nature that made him such a good person, but also what made him boring and unattractive."
"In our world where everything is accessible and the lure to live like kings runs rampant, the virtues of being abstemious need to be preached more than ever."
"As she watched her beer-bellied husband devour the last chicken leg she thought how nice it would be if he could be just a little more abstemious"
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