spiritous

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/ˈspɪɹɪtəs/

adjective

spirituous

Similar
spirituousalcoholic
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English spirit ← Middle English spirit →
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Meanings

adjectivespiritous (comparative more spiritous, superlative most spiritous)

comparative more spiritous · superlative most spiritous

  1. spirituous
  2. high-spirited
  3. pure; ardent

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecontaining or of the nature of alcohol

Similar
spirituousalcoholic
Also see
alcoholicspirituous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspīrō
  3. Latinspīritu
  4. Old Frenchespirit
  5. Middle Englishspirit
  6. Englishspirit
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  9. Englishspiritous

From spirit + -ous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Pistorius
Cite this entry
APA

spiritous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritous

MLA

“spiritous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiritous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritous.

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