spiritous
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9.3
A liquid that contains alcohol, like whisky or rum
- adjective
- /ˈspɪrɪtəs/
- Archaic
:
espirituoso
- Many spiritous beverages were available at the festival, including whiskey and rum.
Examples
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The bartender served a spiritous cocktail that delighted the guests.
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He preferred spiritous drinks over non-alcoholic options during the celebration.
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She's an amphonxious spiritous.
Synonyms
alcoholic
vsspiritous
48
3.7
Containing alcohol, for example beer or wine
refers only to liquids that contain alcohol
1
9.0
Containing alcohol, like whiskey or vodka
applies to any liquid rather than only to drinks
Antonyms
How Alcoholic
overproof
1
7.0
- Specialized
1
7.0
alcoholic
48
3.7
48
3.7
spiritous
1
9.3
- Archaic
1
9.3
near beer
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5.1
- Archaic
1
5.1
nonalcohol
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3.5
1
3.5
Surface Forms
spiritous positive
Morphology
Etymology
Spiritous comes from spirit, which comes from the old Latin spiritus meaning 'breath' or 'spirit'. People noticed that when they heated wine or other liquids to make strong drinks the strongest part seemed to come off as steam and was called the 'spirit', so spiritous means a liquid 'containing alcohol'.