abstemious
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Abstemious about food and drink, Lawrence was utterly uninterested in acquiring possessions or wealth, while many have testified to his spiritual charisma and intensity.
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022
Abstemious, strict Grandfather Alphonso had been a leading citizen, a legal light, a Judge, a Cabinet Minister, a Minister to Austria and Russia.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Abstemious" had particular trouble in a course in Government.
From Time Magazine Archive
And as he neither smoked nor drank, fraternity brothers gave him a nickname: "Abstemious Stettinius."
From Time Magazine Archive
Abstemious as a rule, there were moments when Archie found the Eighteenth Amendment somewhat trying.
From Indiscretions of Archie by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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