antiliquor en · ADJ
Etymology
From anti- + liquor.
Meanings
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Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
As an antiliquor tract, temperance literature was meant, scripturelike, to show drunkards their sinful ways and to lead them to a life of sobriety which would herald financial and social prosperity.
1997, David S. Reynolds, Debra J. Rosenthal, The Serpent in the Cup: Temperance in American Literature, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more antiliquor | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most antiliquor | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |