English Explanatory Dictionary

spirituous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol.
  2. Distilled.
  3. Synonym of spiritual.

Word forms

spirituous more spirituous most spirituous

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Medieval Latin spīrituōsusder. English spirituous Derived from Medieval Latin spīrituōsus.

Synonyms

spiritous spiritual

Derived words

nonspirituous spirituously spirituousness
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