Difference between Teetotal and Dry

What is the difference between Teetotal and Dry?

Teetotal as an adjective is abstinent from alcohol, never drinking alcohol. while Dry as an adjective is free from liquid or moisture.

Teetotal

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Abstinent from alcohol, never drinking alcohol. Opposed to the drinking of alcohol. Total.

Dry

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To lose moisture.To remove moisture from.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Free from liquid or moisture.Free of water in any state; anhydrousMaintaining temperance; void or abstinent from alcoholic beverages.Of an alcoholic drink that is not sweet, and /or has a high alcohol content.Subtly humorous.Not working with chemical or biological matter, but, rather, doing computations.

Example sentence: It's not called quitting if you quit while you ahead. It's about being aware and being strategic enough to know that you got to get out the pool at some point. You got to put your clothes back on and dry off.

We hope you now know whether to use Teetotal or Dry in your sentence.

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