Teetotal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌtiːˈtəʊtəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Teetotal is an adjective meaning Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.
Meaning
Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.
More Meanings
- Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.
- One who abstains from drinking alcohol.
- (intransitive, uncommon) To advocate or practice the total abstinence from alcohol.
- (dated, emphatic) Total.
Example Sentences
That's a teetotal lie.
Hubert is trying to persuade James, a strict Presbyterian and teetotal, to come into the pub.
There is absolutely a teetotal society here in the heart of the mountains, and some quarrelsome drunkards have become reformed!
Word Forms
- teetotals
- teetotaling
- teetotalling
- teetotaled
- teetotalled
Synonyms for teetotal
Depending on context, synonyms include straightedge, teetotaler, pioneer, dry, sober.
Antonyms for teetotal
Common opposites include alcoholic, dipsomaniac, drunkard.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sober, dry, alcoholless, dramless, abstemious, boozeless.
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Sources & Attribution
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