Abstemious

Ab·ste·mi·ous

Abstemious

a.
  1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.]
    Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain.
  2. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
    Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious.
  3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet.
  4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.
  5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [R.]
    Such is the virtue of the abstemious well.