practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages;
"he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" Synonym(s):dry, teetotal
v
practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of
alcoholic beverages
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Teetotal \Tee*to"tal\, a.
Entire; total. [Colloq.]