Abstemious

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Abstaining from wine.

II. Abstemious ·adj Promotive of abstemiousness.

III. Abstemious ·adj Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.

IV. Abstemious ·adj Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet.

V. Abstemious ·adj Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.