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

• nonspiritous
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of spiritous

First recorded in 1595–1605; spirit + -ous

Example Sentences

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spiritous

The ode, as it is the eldest kind of poetry, so it is more spiritous, and more remote from prose, than any other, in sense, sound, expression, and conduct.

From The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 by Young, Edward

The medical use of raisins is, their imparting a very pleasant flavour both to aqueous and spiritous menstrua.

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

The quantity of real alcohol in any spiritous liquors may readily be ascertained by simple distillation, which process separates the alcohol from the water and foreign matters contained in the liquor.

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

If the process be continued, the distilled product becomes milky, scarcely spiritous to the smell, and of an acidulous taste.

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

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