Sekirov Dictionary

teetotal

/ˌtiːˈtəʊtəl/

adjective 4
noun 1
verb 1
forms 7

adjective4

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Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.
- There is absolutely a teetotal society here in the heart of the mountains, and some quarrelsome drunkards have become reformed! — 1846
Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.
Containing no alcohol.
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(old-fashioned) Total.
- That's a teetotal lie. — 1858

noun1

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One who abstains from drinking alcohol.
- Hubert is trying to persuade James, a strict Presbyterian and teetotal, to come into the pub. — 2004

verb1

To advocate or practice the total abstinence from alcohol.

forms

teetotaled · teetotalled · teetotaling · teetotalling · teetotals · more teetotal · most teetotal

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