abstinent

adjective

Definition of abstinentnext
as in ascetic
given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites grew up in a family where abstinent behavior was expected and self-indulgence of any kind was scorned and castigated

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  1. ascetic
  2. abstemious
  3. temperate
  4. sober
  5. continent
Adjective
  • From afar, there’s certainly something of the guru or the ascetic about Martin, something highly therapized and slightly otherworldly.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Growing vegetables and seemingly delighted with the ascetic life, Orwell based himself in a bedroom of Barnhill to consider his life’s purpose and to write the most powerful and disturbing novel of the twentieth century, 1984.
    Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of ascetic
Adjective
  • But somehow, during his more recent years in Gujarat, Modi had managed to rebrand himself as a sunny, pro-business techno-utopian, an abstemious leader with an intuitive grasp of 21st-century infrastructure and social media.
    Mohammad Ali, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2020
  • Low mass has always been a Miata virtue, endowing the car with not just precise handling but also an abstemious appetite for tires and fuel.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 July 2023
Definition of abstemious
Adjective
  • Nestled in the country’s southwest, Yunnan was known for its fertile valleys and temperate climate, ideal for growing rice and other staple crops.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The fact that Spain is situated on a peninsula has blessed the country with a historically temperate climate.
    Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Definition of temperate
Adjective
  • Like many newly sober people, Vracko missed having a cocktail to unwind.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In the years since, the city has faced a gap in the behavioral and public health services available to safely sober people up, instead adding the burden onto jails and hospitals.
    Meira Gebel, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of sober
Adjective
  • The cross-continent trek for Rye Riptides, which students and now-retired Rye Junior High School science teacher Sheila Adams stuffed with photos of the Rye students, a facemask with their signatures on it, fall leaves, acorns and state quarters, was conducted with the help of Educational Passages.
    Ian Lenahan, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The totem pole was carved by members of the Lummi Nation and is being transported from their home in Washington state to Washington, D.C., as part of a 15-day, cross-continent journey to advocate for the protection of sacred places and the expansion of tribal sovereignty rights.
    Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 July 2021
Definition of continent
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