spiritous

American  

[spir-i-tuhs] / ˈspɪr ɪ təs /

adjective

Archaic.

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

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spiritous British  

/ ˈspɪrɪtəs /

adjective

1. a variant spelling of spirituous

2. archaic high-spirited

3. archaic ethereal; pure

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonspiritous
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of spiritous

First recorded in 1595–1605; spirit + -ous

Example Sentences

The manner in which wine, cyder, mead, and all the liquors formed by the spiritous fermentation, are produced, is well known to every one.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine

Here was involved a tax of fifty cents per gallon on all spiritous liquors brought into the State.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel

In distillations, especially of spiritous liquors, the capital must be furnished with a refrigetory, SS, Fig.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine

Tournefort recommends a spiritous tincture, others a decoction in water, and others a conserve of the leaves, as of wonderful efficacy in uterine disorders.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William

The presence of lead may be detected in spiritous liquors, as stated on pages 70 and 86.

From A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy by Accum, Friedrich Christian