spirituous
Distilled, not fermented
Spirituous describes beverages containing distilled alcohol—spirits rather than fermented drinks like wine or beer.
The term appears in legal and formal contexts: spirituous liquors, spirituous beverages.
It sounds old-fashioned in casual speech, where people simply say "hard liquor" or "spirits."
Purified by vaporization
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
- rumMolasses-based liquor
- ginCotton-cleaning machine
brandy · liqueur · bourbon · tequila · cognac · mezcal · absinthe · moonshine
distilled
Purified by vaporization
gin · brandy · liqueur · bourbon · tequila · cognac · mezcal · absinthe · moonshine · schnapps
inebriating
Causing drunkenness
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
sloshed · hammered · plastered · besotted · fuddled · stupor · woozy · giddy · heady · stagger
lively
Animated and energetic
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- ebullientOverflowing with enthusiasm
- exuberantIntensely lively and cheerful
effervescent · bubbly · sparkling · vivacious · sprightly · jaunty · frisky · mercurial · quicksilver
spirituousnonalcoholic
Without intoxicating substances
alcohol-free · teetotal · temperance · soft · sober
spirituousfermented
Transformed by microbial action
undistilled · brewed · vinous · malt · unfortified
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