adjective
marked by restraint in satisfying desires (as for food, drink, or pleasure)
an abstemious man, little given to self-indulgence
Synonyms: abstentious, abstinent, continent, self-restraining, sober, temperate; compare sober 3
Related Word: self-abnegating, self-denying; ascetic, austere; sparing
Contrasted words: greedy, rapacious, voracious; epicurean, sybaritic, voluptuous
Antonyms: gluttonous