spirituous
spirituous · more spirituous · most spirituous
Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcoholOf, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol.
Meaning
3 sensesOf, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol.
containing or of the nature of alcohol
Distilled.
Synonym of spiritual.
Origin
Derived from Medieval Latin spīrituōsus.Derived from Medieval Latin spīrituōsus.
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Forms
more spirituous, most spirituous| Comparative | more spirituous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most spirituous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- containing or of the nature of alcohol:spiritous
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedspirits
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.