teetotal meaning

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teetotal (adjective): practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages.

teetotal has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and verb.

teetotal as an adjective

  1. practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
    • he's been dry for ten years
    • no thank you; I happen to be teetotal

    Synonyms: dry

    Similar: sober

teetotal as a verb

  1. practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages

    Type of: abstain

    Related forms: teetotaller

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with TE · words ending in AL · 8-letter words

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