spiritous vs striking

spiritous

adj
  • high-spirited 

  • spirituous 

  • of the nature of spirit 

  • pure; ardent 

striking

adj
  • Making a strong impression. 

  • On strike, taking part in industrial action. 

noun
  • The act by which something strikes or is struck. 

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