SPIRITUOUS

spirituous, spiritous

(adjective) containing or of the nature of alcohol; “spiritous beverages”; “spirituous liquors”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Adjective

spirituous (comparative more spirituous, superlative most spirituous)

Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol

(of an alcoholic drink) Distilled

Synonyms

• spiritous

Source: Wiktionary

Spir"it*u*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. (for sense 2) F. spiritueux. Cf. Spiritous.]

1. Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and having active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial; spiritual; pure.

2. Containing, or of the nature of, alcoholic (esp. distilled) spirit; consisting of refined spirit; alcoholic; ardent; as, spirituous liquors.

3. Lively; gay; vivid; airy. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. The mind of man is of that spirituous, stirring nature, that it is perpetually at work. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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