teetotal

[ tee-toht-l, tee-toht-l ]

/ tiˈtoʊt l, ˈtiˌtoʊt l /

adjective

of or relating to, advocating, or pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink.

Informal. absolute; complete.

verb (used without object), tee·to·taled, tee·to·tal·ing or (especially British) tee·to·talled, tee·to·tal·ling.

to practice teetotalism.

Origin of teetotal

reduplicated variant of total, coined by R. Turner, of Preston, England, in 1833, in a speech advocating total abstinence from alcoholic drinks

OTHER WORDS FROM teetotal

tee·to·tal·ly, adverb

Words nearby teetotal

teeth grinding, teething, teething ring, teething troubles, teethridge, teetotal, teetotaler, teetotalism, teetotum, teevee, tef

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Example sentences from the Web for teetotal

Thenceforward for nearly a fortnight we saw nothing of our teetotal skipper.
The Log of a Sea-Waif|Frank T. Bullen
This reminds me, by-the-bye, of a teetotal turnkey at Coldbath Fields.
The Life Of George Cruikshank, Vol. II. (of II)|Blanchard Jerrold
They have to ponder over the teetotal vote, and they have to be very careful that they do not offend the licensed victuallers.
Wit and Wisdom of Lord Tredegar|Godfrey Charles Morgan
Now, I am not aware that teetotal apostles keep watch on your frontiers.
Freeland|Theodor Hertzka

But this surely would place America's teetotal navy in a very awkward predicament.
Punch, or the London Charivari, May 6, 1914|Various

British Dictionary definitions for teetotal

teetotal

/ (tiːˈtəʊtəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or practising abstinence from alcoholic drink

dialect complete

Derived forms of teetotal

teetotaller, nounteetotally, adverbteetotalism, noun

Word Origin for teetotal

C19: allegedly coined in 1833 by Richard Turner, English advocate of total abstinence from alcoholic liquors; probably from total, with emphatic reduplication

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单词	teetotal
释义	teetotal [ tee-toht-l, tee-toht-l ] / tiˈtoʊt l, ˈtiˌtoʊt l / adjective of or relating to, advocating, or pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink. Informal. absolute; complete. verb (used without object), tee·to·taled, tee·to·tal·ing or (especially British) tee·to·talled, tee·to·tal·ling. to practice teetotalism. Origin of teetotal reduplicated variant of total, coined by R. Turner, of Preston, England, in 1833, in a speech advocating total abstinence from alcoholic drinks OTHER WORDS FROM teetotal tee·to·tal·ly, adverb Words nearby teetotal teeth grinding, teething, teething ring, teething troubles, teethridge, teetotal, teetotaler, teetotalism, teetotum, teevee, tef Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for teetotal Thenceforward for nearly a fortnight we saw nothing of our teetotal skipper. The Log of a Sea-Waif\|Frank T. Bullen This reminds me, by-the-bye, of a teetotal turnkey at Coldbath Fields. The Life Of George Cruikshank, Vol. II. (of II)\|Blanchard Jerrold They have to ponder over the teetotal vote, and they have to be very careful that they do not offend the licensed victuallers. Wit and Wisdom of Lord Tredegar\|Godfrey Charles Morgan Now, I am not aware that teetotal apostles keep watch on your frontiers. Freeland\|Theodor Hertzka But this surely would place America's teetotal navy in a very awkward predicament. Punch, or the London Charivari, May 6, 1914\|Various British Dictionary definitions for teetotal teetotal / (tiːˈtəʊtəl) / adjective of, relating to, or practising abstinence from alcoholic drink dialect complete Derived forms of teetotal teetotaller, nounteetotally, adverbteetotalism, noun Word Origin for teetotal C19: allegedly coined in 1833 by Richard Turner, English advocate of total abstinence from alcoholic liquors; probably from total, with emphatic reduplication Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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