self-restraining
11nonindulgent — adjective characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint • Syn: ↑strict • Ant: ↑indulgent • Similar to: ↑austere, ↑stern, ↑blue, ↑puritanic, ↑ …
12abstemious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abstaining, abstinent; temperate, sober. See moderation, asceticism. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. abstinent, temperate, sober; see moderate 5 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [ab …
13temperate — [adj1] calm, moderate agreeable, balmy, checked, clement, collected, composed, conservative, constant, cool, curbed, discreet, dispassionate, equable, even, even tempered, fair, gentle, levelheaded, medium, mild, modest, pleasant, reasonable,… …
14continent — {{11}}continent (adj.) late 14c., self restraining, from O.Fr. continent and directly from L. continentem (nom. continens) holding together, continuous, prp. of continere hold together (see CONTAIN (Cf. contain)). Meaning moved from exercising… …
15abstinent — a. 1. Abstaining, fasting. 2. Abstemious, sober, temperate, self restraining, self denying, not indulgent of appetites …
16Abstentious — Ab*sten tious, a. Characterized by abstinence; self restraining. Farrar. [1913 Webster] …
17Accountability — is the concept in ethics and governance with several meanings. It is often used synonymously with such concepts as responsibility,[1] answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and other terms associated with the expectation of account giving. As …
18Scott McCloud — For other people named Scott McCloud, see Scott McCloud (disambiguation). Scott McCloud McCloud, RISD, March 2007. Born Scott McLeod June 1 …
19abstentious — adjective Characterized by abstinence; self restraining …
20abstentious — adjective self restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink not totally abstinent but abstemious • Syn: ↑abstinent • Similar to: ↑abstemious • Derivationally related forms: ↑abstention, ↑abstinent …
