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Adjective: teetotal  'tee'tow-tul
  1. Practising complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
    "no thank you, I happen to be teetotal";
    - dry
Verb: teetotal (teetotalled,teetotalling, or [US] teetotaled,teetotaling)  'tee'tow-tul
  1. Practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages
    "He teetotaled after realizing alcohol was ruining his life"

Derived forms: teetotalled, teetotaled, teetotals, teetotalling

See also: sober

Type of: abstain, desist, refrain

Encyclopedia: Teetotal