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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. containing or of the nature of alcohol;
- Example: "spiritous beverages"
- Example: "spirituous liquors"
[syn: spirituous, spiritous]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spiritous \Spir"it*ous\, a. [Cf. Spirituous.]
   1. Like spirit; refined; defecated; pure. [R.]
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            More refined, more spirituous and pure. --Milton.
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   2. Ardent; active. [R.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

spiritous
    adj 1: containing or of the nature of alcohol; "spiritous
           beverages"; "spirituous liquors" [syn: spirituous,
           spiritous]