Abstemious vs. Teetotal

Abstemiousadjective

Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.

Abstemiousadjective

Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.

Abstemiousadjective

Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.

Abstemiousadjective

Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.

Abstemiousadjective

(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.

Abstemiousadjective

Abstaining from wine.

Abstemiousadjective

Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.

Abstemiousadjective

Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet.

Abstemiousadjective

Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.

Abstemiousadjective

Promotive of abstemiousness.

Abstemiousadjective

sparing in consumption of especially food and drink;

Abstemiousadjective

marked by temperance in indulgence;

Teetotaladjective

Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.

Teetotaladjective

Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.

Teetotaladjective

Total.

Teetotalnoun

One who abstains from drinking alcohol.

Teetotaladjective

Entire; total.

Teetotalverb

practice teetotalism and abstain from the consuymption of alcoholic beverages

Teetotaladjective

practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages;