Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spir-i-tuh s]
- /ˈspɪr ɪ təs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spir-i-tuh s]
- /ˈspɪr ɪ təs/
Definitions of spiritous word
- adjective spiritous of the nature of spirit; immaterial, ethereal, or refined. 1
- adjective spiritous high-spirited 0
- adjective spiritous ethereal; pure 0
- abbreviation SPIRITOUS spirituous 0
- adjective spiritous lively; high-spirited 0
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Origin of spiritous
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; spirit + -ous
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Spiritous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spiritous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
spiritous usage trend in Literature
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