1
[ adjective ] marked by temperance in indulgence

Synonyms

light

Examples

"abstemious meals" "a light eater" "a light smoker" "ate a light supper"

Related terms

temperate

2
[ adjective ] sparing in consumption of especially food and drink

Examples

"the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy

Related terms

gluttonous austere abstinent nonindulgent abstemiousness

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abstemiously abstentious abstention

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