spirituous
adjective
spir·i·tu·ous
ˈspir-i-chə-wəs 
-ich-wəs
: containing or impregnated with alcohol obtained by distillation
spirituous liquors
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Compared to its more spirituous cousin, the Wisconsin old-fashioned is designed for earlier social (aka happy) hours.
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Samantha Leal, Bon Appétit, 10 Oct. 2024
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
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Samantha Leal, Bon Appétit, 10 Oct. 2024
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
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“Spirituous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spirituous. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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spirituous
adjective
spir·i·tu·ous
ˈspir-ich-(ə-)wəs
-ich-əs
-ich-əs
ˈspir-ət-əs
: containing or impregnated with alcohol obtained by distillation
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