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Teetotal

Entire; total.

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Sober 84% connected

Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Sober 84% connected

Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.

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Abstain 76% connected

To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Desist 76% connected

To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Refrain 76% connected

To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dry 92% connected

Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid o…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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