Definition of "teetotal" [tee•to•tal]

• Of, relating to, or practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. (adjective)
• Total; absolute. (adjective)

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• "He was an habitual drunkard, his greatest boast being that he had once been "teetotal" for"
• "In was not until 1832 that at Preston under the advocacy of Joseph Livesay total abstainers first appeared, and the word "teetotal", applied to abstinence, came into general use."
• "Warpington, eleven according to the Loftus Arms, from which it issued, the owner of which was not on happy terms with his "teetotal" vicar."