- spirituous
- ˈspɪrɪtjuəs прил. спиртной, алкогольный (о напитках) содержащий алкоголь, алкогольный, спиртной спиртовой spirituous спиртной, алкогольный (о напитках)
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spirituous
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Spirituous — Spir it*u*ous, a. [Cf. (for sense 2) F. spiritueux. Cf. {Spiritous}.] 1. Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and having active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial; spiritual; pure. [1913 Webster] 2. Containing, or of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spirituous — [spir′i cho͞o əs] adj. [< L spiritus,SPIRIT + OUS] of, like, or containing alcohol: said esp. of distilled as opposed to fermented beverages spirituosity [spir′iäs′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
spirituous — spiritual, spirituous The two words now have distinct meanings, spiritual being the general word relating to the spirit or soul, and spirituous referring to distilled alcoholic drinks. In older writing up to the end of the 19c spirituous is… … Modern English usage
spirituous — Wine Wine, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel. v[=i]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o i^nos, ?, and E. withy. Cf. {Vine}, {Vineyard}, {Vinous}, {Withy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spirituous — adjective Etymology: probably from French spiritueux, from Latin spiritus spirit Date: 1662 containing or impregnated with alcohol obtained by distillation < spirituous liquors > … New Collegiate Dictionary
spirituous — See spiritual, spirituous … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
spirituous — adj. 1 containing much alcohol. 2 distilled, as whisky, rum, etc. (spirituous liquor). Derivatives: spirituousness n. Etymology: L spiritus spirit, or F spiritueux … Useful english dictionary
spirituous — spirituously, adv. spirituousness, n. /spir i chooh euhs/, adj. 1. containing, of the nature of, or pertaining to alcohol; alcoholic. 2. (of alcoholic beverages) distilled, rather than fermented. [1590 1600; < L spiritu , s. of spiritus SPIRIT +… … Universalium
spirituous — adjective a) Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol b) distilled Syn: spiritous … Wiktionary
spirituous — Containing alcohol in large amount, denoting liquors. * * * spir·i·tu·ous spir ich (ə )wəs, ich əs, spir ət əs adj containing or impregnated with alcohol obtained by distillation … Medical dictionary
spirituous — Synonyms and related words: air built, airy, alcoholic, ardent, chimerical, cloud built, dreamlike, ethereal, fanciful, fatuitous, fatuous, gaseous, gossamery, hard, illusory, imaginary, phantomlike, rarefied, shadowy, strong, subtile, subtle,… … Moby Thesaurus
