effective vs spiritous

effective

adj
  • Actually in effect. 

  • approximate; Not describing the fundamental dynamic changes in some system as they happen. 

  • Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work. 

  • Having no negative coefficients. 

  • Producing a decided or decisive effect. 

  • Having the power to produce a required effect or effects. 

noun
  • a soldier fit for duty 

spiritous

adj
  • pure; ardent 

  • spirituous 

  • high-spirited 

  • of the nature of spirit 

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