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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spirituous /ˈspɪrɪtjʊəs/

▶adjective formal or archaic containing much alcohol.

– origin C16 (in the sense ‘lively’): from L. spiritus ‘spirit’ + -ous, or from Fr. spiritueux.

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