different between teetotally vs teetotal

English

Etymology

From totally, the reduplicated tee being an intensifier.

Adverb

teetotally (comparative more teetotally, superlative most teetotally)

1. Very completely, very totally.

Related terms

• teetotaller, teetotaler
• teetotal
• teetotalling

English

Etymology

From total, the reduplicated tee being an intensifier – “T-total”, 1830s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti??t??t?l/

Adjective

teetotal (comparative more teetotal, superlative most teetotal)

1. Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.

   Synonyms: on the wagon, straightedge

   Antonyms: alcoholic, dipsomaniac, drunkard

2. Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.
3. (dated, emphatic) Total.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• abstain
• temperance

Noun

teetotal (plural teetotals)

1. One who abstains from drinking alcohol.
   • 2004, Andrea Levy, Small Island, London: Review, Chapter Twelve, p. 137,^[1]

     Hubert is trying to persuade James, a strict Presbyterian and teetotal, to come into the pub.

   Synonyms: teetotaler, pioneer

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