/ Dictionary / Index S spirituous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: spir•it•u•ous Pronunciation: (spir'i-ch-us), [key] — adj. containing, of the nature of, or pertaining to alcohol; alcoholic. (of alcoholic beverages) distilled, rather than fermented. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: spirituous (Thesaurus) spirituel spiritus asper Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language