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teetotal
UK
/ˈtiːˌtəʊ.təl/
US
/ˈtiːˌtoʊ.təl/
Translations
teetotaled
Past Simple
teetotaled
Past Participle
teetotaling
Gerund
Intransitive verb meaning ‘to abstain completely from alcoholic drink’; rare but attested.
UK
/ˈtiːˌtəʊ.təl/
US
/ˈtiːˌtoʊ.təl/
He has been teetotal for five years.
Он был трезвым в течение пяти лет.
Antonyms
UK
/ˌtiːˈtəʊtəl/
US
/ˌtiˈtoʊtəl/
Dialectal/colloquial use meaning ‘entirely, absolutely’.
Definitions
After the accident, he decided to teetotal for the rest of his life.
He has been teetotal since his college days, choosing to avoid alcohol entirely.
That explanation is teetotal nonsense.