spirituous
Example Sentences
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"For the spirituous liquor industry, glass and key raw material ingredients for plastic closures are the main drivers of constraint," according to the statement.
From Salon • Jul. 27, 2021
In 1615, a German doctor suggested that “the hot and spirituous blood of a young man will pour into the old one as if it were from a fountain of youth.”
From The New Yorker • Mar. 27, 2017
He protested against drinking of spirituous refreshments, even in the Capitol, by members of Congress.
From Time Magazine Archive
An apparently genuine "treasure cipher," its decipherment and what ensued give to the tale an almost spirituous tang.
From Time Magazine Archive
To-day, however, not even the spirituous brimstone-smoked tea-water could wash away a certain discontent from Roquairol, whom night-watching had colored more pale, as it had the Count more red.
From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich
