abstemious

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. adjective Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
3. adjective Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
4. adjective Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.

   an abstemious life

5. adjective Promotive of abstemiousness.

Similar words

abstentious abstinent spartan temperate austere ascetical ascetic light abstenious spareful

Often followed by

in and habits life man diet as of than

Word family

abstemiously abstemiousness abstemiousnesses