Abstentious (Adjective)
Meaning
Self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- After struggling with addiction for years, she became abstemious and refrained from attending parties where liquor would be served.
- The athlete was known for his abstemious lifestyle, always sticking to a strict training regimen and avoiding unhealthy foods.
- The novelist was an abstemious writer who wrote most of his work during periods of voluntary isolation from society.
- Despite his wealthy upbringing, he led an abstemious life and avoided all forms of extravagance.
- During her religious pilgrimage, she followed an abstemious routine that involved early rising, prayer, and a simple vegetarian diet.