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teetotal
tee·to·tal T0083500 (tē′tōt′l)adj.1. Of, relating to, or practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages.2. Total; absolute.
[Probably partly tee (pronunciation of the first letter in total) + total (abstinence), and partly reduplication of total.]
tee·to′tal·ly adv.teetotal (tiːˈtəʊtəl) adj1. of, relating to, or practising abstinence from alcoholic drink2. dialect complete[C19: allegedly coined in 1833 by Richard Turner, English advocate of total abstinence from alcoholic liquors; probably from total, with emphatic reduplication] teeˈtotaller, teeˈtotalist n teeˈtotally adv teeˈtotalism ntee•to•tal (tiˈtoʊt l, ˈtiˌtoʊt l)
adj., v. -taled, -tal•ing (esp. Brit.) -talled, -tal•ling. adj. 1. pledged to or advocating total abstinence from intoxicating drink. 2. Informal. absolute; complete. v.i. 3. to practice teetotalism. [reduplicated variant of total, coined by R. Turner, of Preston, England, in 1833, in a speech advocating total abstinence from alcoholic drinks] tee•to′tal•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | teetotal - practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beveragesdesist, refrain, abstain - choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" | | Adj. | 1. | teetotal - practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"drysober - not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) |
teetotaladjective abstinent, on the wagon (informal), abstemious, dry (informal), off the booze (informal), off the sauce (informal) He won't be having a drink as he's teetotal.Translationsteetotal (tiːˈtəutl) adjective never taking alcoholic drink. The whole family is teetotal. 從不飲酒的, 絕對禁酒的 从不饮酒的，绝对戒酒的 teeˈtotaller , (American) teeˈtotaler noun a person who is teetotal. 絕對禁酒(主義)者 从不饮酒者，禁酒主义者 teetotal
teetotal Referring to complete abstinence from alcohol consumption.teetotal
Synonyms for teetotaladj abstinentSynonyms- abstinent
- on the wagon
- abstemious
- dry
- off the booze
- off the sauce
Synonyms for teetotalverb practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beveragesRelated Wordsadj practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beveragesSynonymsRelated Words |