trarterburn commented on the word reverse teetotaler
Formed within English, by prefixation. < REVERSE adj. + TEETOTALER n. (Compare TEETOTAL adj. and n.).
December 19, 2025
A person who abstains strictly from water, tea, coffee, and other non-alcoholic beverages, professing to consume only fermented or distilled liquors; an individual who avoids sobriety with the same rigor a teetotaler avoids alcohol.
trarterburn commented on the word reverse communicative
a person of few words who may be shy or disinterested in a particular subject.
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trarterburn commented on the word reverse teetotaler
Formed within English, by prefixation. < REVERSE adj. + TEETOTALER n. (Compare TEETOTAL adj. and n.).
December 19, 2025
trarterburn commented on the word reverse teetotaler
A person who abstains strictly from water, tea, coffee, and other non-alcoholic beverages, professing to consume only fermented or distilled liquors; an individual who avoids sobriety with the same rigor a teetotaler avoids alcohol.
December 19, 2025
trarterburn commented on the word reverse communicative
a person of few words who may be shy or disinterested in a particular subject.
trarterburn
December 19, 2025