spiritous

[ spir-i-tuhs ]

adjectiveArchaic.
  1. of the nature of spirit; immaterial, ethereal, or refined.

Origin of spiritous

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; spirit + -ous

Other words from spiritous

  • non·spir·it·ous, adjective

Words Nearby spiritous

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British Dictionary definitions for spiritous

spiritous

/ (ˈspɪrɪtəs) /


adjective
  1. a variant spelling of spirituous

  2. archaic high-spirited

  1. archaic ethereal; pure

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