alcoholic vs spiritous

alcoholic

adj
  • Of or pertaining to alcohol. 

  • Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents. 

  • Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism. 

noun
  • One who abuses alcohol. 

  • A person addicted to alcohol. 

spiritous

adj
  • pure; ardent 

  • spirituous 

  • high-spirited 

  • of the nature of spirit 

How often have the words alcoholic and spiritous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )