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

"I allow no spiritous liquors in my home," said Reverend Hale.

From Shaman by Robert Shea

Roach, or Roman alum, is also employed, without any other addition, for clarifying spiritous liquors.

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 Friedrich Christian Accum

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 William Salisbury

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 Friedrich Christian Accum

In brewing small quantities of strong beer, this contrivance supersedes the necessity of fermenting tuns, or troughs, no small saving of expense, whilst it makes the beer more spiritous and preserving.

From The American Practical Brewer and Tanner by Joseph Coppinger