The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spiritous
Spiritous \Spir"it*ous\, a. [Cf. Spirituous.]
-
Like spirit; refined; defecated; pure. [R.]
More refined, more spirituous and pure.
--Milton. Ardent; active. [R.]
Wiktionary
spiritous
a. 1 spirituous 2 high-spirited
WordNet
spiritous
adj. containing or of the nature of alcohol; "spiritous beverages"; "spirituous liquors" [syn: spirituous]
Usage examples of "spiritous".
Richard also remembered sitting in the dark dining room, his chin sticky with spiritous distillment, and listening to the Labrador as it whinnied in nightmare or labor, and hoping that no one would come down to tend her, and feeling the comfort of the community of pain .