spirituous, spiritous
(adjective) containing or of the nature of alcohol; “spiritous beverages”; “spirituous liquors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spirituous (comparative more spirituous, superlative most spirituous)
Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol
(of an alcoholic drink) Distilled
• 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
4 July 2024
(noun) a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks
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