spirituous

adjective

spir·i·tu·ous ˈspir-i-chə-wəs

-ich-wəs

: containing or impregnated with alcohol obtained by distillation

spirituous liquors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The state of Arizona changed the definition of how their products are classified, from flavor extracts to spirituous liquor. —

Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2021 Waynesville: Nana & Papa 343, L.L.C., doing business as Hammel House, a bed and breakfast/restaurant at 121 S. Main St., is seeking approval to allow the sale beer, wine and mixed beverages, and spirituous liquor. —

Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2020 Retail and wholesale sales of high-proof, spirituous liquor were at $119.7 million for April, down from more than $130 million in March. —

Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 May 2020 What harm could such a diminutive, charming quantity of spirituous liquid possibly wreak on an otherwise-subdued evening? —

Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 14 Jan. 2020 That flavor profile — dark, spirituous, bitter — is recurring, but several entries are more lighthearted. —

Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2018 In the desert, spirituous liquors excite only disgust. —

Henry David Thoreau, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2017 See More

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