About The Word Spirituous
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Spirituous
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What's The Definition Of Spirituous?
[adj] containing or of the nature of alcohol; "spiritous beverages"; "spirituous liquors"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Spirituous: alcoholic | spiritous Related Terms | Find terms related to Spirituous: See Also | Spirituous In Webster's Dictionary \Spir"it*u*ous\, a. [Cf. (for sense 2) F. spiritueux.
Cf. {Spiritous}.]
1. Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and
having active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial;
spiritual; pure.
2. Containing, or of the nature of, alcoholic (esp.
distilled) spirit; consisting of refined spirit;
alcoholic; ardent; as, spirituous liquors.
3. Lively; gay; vivid; airy. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
The mind of man is of that spirituous, stirring
nature, that it is perpetually at work. --South.
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