self-denying

Adjective
  1. Willing to deprive yourself (synset 302106722)
    similar to: unselfish - disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
    same as: self-giving, self-sacrificing
  2. Used especially of behavior (synset 301303991)
    similar to: nonindulgent, strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
    same as: renunciant, renunciative, self-abnegating

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