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Word entry · 8 letters

teetotal

Best crossword clue

"Abstaining from alcohol"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˌtiːˈtəʊtəl/Part of speech adjective, verbSorted aeelotttStarts with TEnds with L1 clues
1T2E3E4T5O6T7A8L

Definitions

  1. practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • There is absolutely a teetotal society here in the heart of the mountains, and some quarrelsome drunkards have become reformed!
  • That's a teetotal lie.
  • Hubert is trying to persuade James, a strict Presbyterian and teetotal, to come into the pub.

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