abstemious
abs·te·mious
adjective
1.
sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
- “the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious” John Galsworthy
2.
marked by temperance in indulgence
- “abstemious with the use of adverbs”
- “a light eater”
- “a light smoker”
- “ate a light supper”
Origin
From Latin abstēmius (“abstaining from wine”); from ab, abs (“from”) + tēmus, a root of tēmētum (“intoxicating drink, especially strong mead or wine”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark (referring to the colour of wine)”)) + -ous.
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