Modern English usage. 2014.
Spirituous — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Containing, or of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spirituous — [spir′i cho͞o əs] adj. [< L spiritus,SPIRIT + OUS] of, like, or containing alcohol: said esp. of distilled as opposed to fermented beverages spirituosity [spir′iäs′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
spirituous — Wine Wine, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel. v[=i]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o i^nos, ?, and E. withy. Cf. {Vine}, {Vineyard}, {Vinous}, {Withy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spirituous — adjective Etymology: probably from French spiritueux, from Latin spiritus spirit Date: 1662 containing or impregnated with alcohol obtained by distillation < spirituous liquors > … New Collegiate Dictionary
spirituous — See spiritual, spirituous … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
spirituous — adj. 1 containing much alcohol. 2 distilled, as whisky, rum, etc. (spirituous liquor). Derivatives: spirituousness n. Etymology: L spiritus spirit, or F spiritueux … Useful english dictionary
spirituous — spirituously, adv. spirituousness, n. /spir i chooh euhs/, adj. 1. containing, of the nature of, or pertaining to alcohol; alcoholic. 2. (of alcoholic beverages) distilled, rather than fermented. [1590 1600; < L spiritu , s. of spiritus SPIRIT +… … Universalium
spirituous — adjective a) Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol b) distilled Syn: spiritous … Wiktionary
spirituous — Containing alcohol in large amount, denoting liquors. * * * spir·i·tu·ous spir ich (ə )wəs, ich əs, spir ət əs adj containing or impregnated with alcohol obtained by distillation … Medical dictionary
spirituous — Synonyms and related words: air built, airy, alcoholic, ardent, chimerical, cloud built, dreamlike, ethereal, fanciful, fatuitous, fatuous, gaseous, gossamery, hard, illusory, imaginary, phantomlike, rarefied, shadowy, strong, subtile, subtle,… … Moby Thesaurus
