That contains spirit. Of the blood: containing or imbued with spirit (spirit, n. 21a). Obsolete.

Containing spirit; spirituous. Of the blood: containing vital spirit. Cf. spirit, n. 21a(a). Obsolete.

Containing or impregnated with alcohol prepared by distillation; (of drink) containing distilled alcohol (cf. spirit, n. 23c), alcoholic.

Chiefly of a drink: containing alcohol; alcoholic.

A quantity of spirits or hard liquor added to a drink. Frequently in with a stick in it. Now somewhat rare (U.S. and Australian in later use).

Of a drink: mixed with a generous measure of alcoholic liquor. Cf. laced, adj.1 5a. Somewhat rare.

Mixed, treated, or ‘fortified’ with brandy.

Mixed or treated with brandy.

Saturated or tainted with whisky.

Laced or fortified with alcohol. Also transferred and figurative.

U.S. slang. Of beer: that has had ethyl alcohol added.

spec. Designating a type of drink resembling a soft drink (typically in being sweet, carbonated, and similarly bottled), but containing added…