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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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