Abstemious
[əb-STEE-mee-əs]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Latin, early 17th century
1.
Indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink.
Examples of Abstemious in a sentence
"He threw his abstemious diet out the window and indulged in cake on his birthday."
"The family was very abstemious, keeping no sugar or junk food in the house."
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