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spiritous

[ spir-i-tuhs ]

adjective

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


spiritous

/ ˈspɪrɪtəs /

adjective

  1. a variant spelling of spirituous
  2. archaic.
    high-spirited
  3. archaic.
    ethereal; pure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • non·spirit·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spiritous1

First recorded in 1595–1605; spirit + -ous
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Example Sentences

The berries are scantily produced, nor are the people of the country at all acquainted with the method of making a spiritous liquor from them, as in other places.

The manner in which wine, cyder, mead, and all the liquors formed by the spiritous fermentation, are produced, is well known to every one.

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

Dad has drank a good deal of spiritous and malt liquors in his time, but I don't think he ever indulged much in champagne at three or four dollars a bottle at home.

It was not long however before they became clamorous for spiritous liquors; and the evening presented such a bacchanalia, including the women and the children, as I never before witnessed.

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