Abstemious and Crapulous

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Abstemious adjective - Sparing in consumption of especially food and drink.

Usage example: "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy

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Crapulous is an antonym for abstemious.

Nearby Word: abstemiousness

Crapulous adjective - Given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages.

Usage example: a crapulous wastrel who went through the family's once-fabulous fortune in less than a decade

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Abstemious is an antonym for crapulous.

Nearby Word: crapulence

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