adj. Function: adjective
marked by restraint in satisfying desires (as for food, drink, or pleasure) FF1C; an abstemious man, little given to self-indulgence FF1E;
Synonyms: abstentious, abstinent, continent, self-restraining, sober, temperate; compare SOBER 3
Related Words: self-abnegating, self-denying; ascetic, austere; sparing
Contrasted Words: greedy, rapacious, voracious; epicurean, sybaritic, voluptuous
Antonyms: gluttonous