Nondrinking

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Being a nondrinker; not drinking alcohol. not-comparable

    "On summer weekends, she works not only as editor and publisher, but as the nondrinking designated driver and mother hen to “the girls,” as they trawl from one fabulousness to the next."

Example

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"On summer weekends, she works not only as editor and publisher, but as the nondrinking designated driver and mother hen to “the girls,” as they trawl from one fabulousness to the next."

Etymology

From non- + drinking.

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