ABSTEMIOUS

Meaning- moderate in appetite or not allowing yourself to do things that are enjoyable.

Mnemonic trick- abstem in word abstemious, sounds like abstain. Therefore, abstemious means abstain from pleasures of life.

Synonym- SELF-DENYING, SELF-DISCIPLINED, SOBERED

Uses-

•         I always try to be an abstemious eater, but it is difficult to abstain from junk food.
•          It was too prissy, too refined, too abstemious, too French to be a good American writer.
•          He was a man of abstemious habits, charitable disposition, and impressive eloquence.
•          Priests live an abstemious lifestyle. They abstain from alcohol and marriage.