SPIRITUOUSNESS, noun 1. The quality of being spirituous; ardor; heat; stimulating quality; as the spirituousness of liquors. 2. Life; tenuity; activity.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
SPIRITUOUSNESS, noun 1. The quality of being spirituous; ardor; heat; stimulating quality; as the spirituousness of liquors. 2. Life; tenuity; activity.
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