• (a.) Containing, or of the nature of, alcoholic (esp. distilled) spirit; consisting of refined spirit; alcoholic; ardent; as, spirituous liquors. • (a.) Lively; gay; vivid; airy. • (a.) Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and having active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial; spiritual; pure.Spirituous: words... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/spirituous/
Spir'it·u·ous adjective [ Confer (for sense 2) French spiritueux . Confer Spiritous .] 1. Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and having active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial; spiritual; pure. 2. Containing, or of the nature of, alcoholic (esp... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/166