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Spirituous

Spirituous Meaning & Definition
Spirituous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spirituous?

[adj] containing or of the nature of alcohol; "spiritous beverages"; "spirituous liquors"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Spirituous: alcoholic | spiritous

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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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