as in ascetic
given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
obviously not for the self-abnegating vacationer, this luxury resort is for those whose budgets and appetites know no limit
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The president was characteristically decent and self-abnegating in his remarks.
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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“Self-abnegating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-abnegating. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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