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spirituous (adj.)

1590s, "spirited, animated," from Latin spiritus (see spirit (n.)) + -ous, or else from Middle French spiritueux (16c.), from Vulgar Latin *spirituosus, from Latin spiritus. Meaning "containing alcohol" is from 1680s. Related: Spiritously; spiritousness.

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Definitions of spirituous from WordNet

spirituous (adj.)
containing or of the nature of alcohol;
spirituous liquors
Synonyms: spiritous
From wordnet.princeton.edu