abstemious

  • (a) sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
    • "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy
  • (s) marked by temperance in indulgence
    • abstemious with the use of adverbs
    • a light eater
    • a light smoker
    • ate a light supper
    light,

Synonyms

light

Antonyms

gluttonous

See also

nonindulgent strict

Words of close approximity

abstemiously abstemiousness