abstemious
adjective
[ əbˈstiːmɪəs ]
• indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink.
• "‘We only had a bottle.’ ‘Very abstemious of you.’"
Similar:
temperate,
abstinent,
austere,
moderate,
self-disciplined,
self-denying,
restrained,
self-restrained,
non-indulgent,
sober,
ascetic,
puritanical,
spartan,
strict,
severe,
self-abnegating,
hair-shirt,
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin abstemius, (from ab- ‘from’ + a word related to temetum ‘alcoholic drink’) + -ous.
