spiritous

[ spir-i-tuhs ]

/ ˈspɪr ɪ təs /

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adjective Archaic.

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

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Origin of spiritous

First recorded in 1595–1605; spirit + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM spiritous

non·spir·it·ous, adjective

Words nearby spiritous

spirit leveling, spirit of enterprise, spirit of hartshorn, spirit of nitrous ether, spiritoso, spiritous, spirit rapping, spirits of ammonia, spirits of hartshorn, spirits of salt, spirits of turpentine

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How to use spiritous in a sentence

Also, from the Pulque is distilled a spiritous liquor called mezcal.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XX|Various
Equipped like a country lass, and furnished with a bottle of spiritous liquors, he marched to the old miser's house.
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753)|Theophilus Cibber
It also points out its import statistics, which show a far larger per capita consumption of spiritous liquors.
A Son Of The Sun|Jack London
The mode of judging by the taste of spiritous liquors is deceitful.
A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons|Fredrick Accum

Like most savage tribes they are passionately addicted to spiritous liquors, and seek to obtain it by any means in their power.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1.|J Lort Stokes

British Dictionary definitions for spiritous

spiritous

/ (ˈspɪrɪtəs) /

adjective

a variant spelling of spirituous

archaic high-spirited

archaic ethereal; pure

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