abstemious in the PONS Dictionary

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But she leads an abstemious life by choice.
www.pundit.co.nz
He was an extremely abstemious and puritanical kind of guy, not a food lover at all.
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Now practising an abstemious life, free from alcohol and drugs, there's one person she is yearning to "make peace with more than anything else" - her father.
www.nzherald.co.nz
It is a tricky thing, making of an abstemious protagonist a vivid personality.
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He's trying to be abstemious, on his guard against temptation, but as many an addict will testify, it never goes away.
www.stuff.co.nz
And when the birthday cake arrives, ensure you're in charge of distribution and discreetly count yourself out or, at least, ensure that yours is a suitably abstemious wafer-thin slice.
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He is abstemious, cycles, and is passionate about a fair society.
www.irishexaminer.com
He was a very moral, judgmental man, abstemious, work-absorbed and politically courageous.
en.wikipedia.org
This was partly possible because of his abstemious habits, eschewing both tobacco and strong drink.
en.wikipedia.org
That works out to 16 beers for each of the five members, if our abstemious math adds up.
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