teetotal

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˌtiːˈtəʊtəl/

Definition of teetotal

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. 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!”
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adj

  1. 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!”
  2. Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.
  3. (dated, emphatic)Total.
    “That's a teetotal lie.”

noun

  1. One who abstains from drinking alcohol.
    “Hubert is trying to persuade James, a strict Presbyterian and teetotal, to come into the pub.”

verb

  1. (intransitive, uncommon)To advocate or practice the total abstinence from alcohol.

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Etymology

From total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears in 1834.

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