Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teetotally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tee-to-tal-ly
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Very completely, very totally.

Etymology

From totally, the reduplicated tee being an intensifier.

Inflected Forms

more teetotally (comparative) most teetotally (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

teetotaller teetotaler teetotal teetotalling

Questions

What does teetotally mean?
Very completely, very totally.
Where does teetotally come from?
From totally, the reduplicated tee being an intensifier.

How to pronounce teetotally

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