— teetotally , adv.
/tee toht"l, tee"toht'l/ , adj. , v. teetotaled, teetotaling or ( esp. Brit. ) teetotalled, teetotalling .
adj.
1. of or pertaining to, advocating, or pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
2. Informal. absolute; complete.
v.i.
3. to practice teetotalism.
[ reduplicated var. of TOTAL, coined by R. Turner, of Preston, England, in 1833, in a speech advocating total abstinence from alcoholic drinks ]