- low-spirited
- adjective Date: 1693 dejected, depressed • low-spiritedly adverb • low-spiritedness noun
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Low-spirited — Low spir it*ed, a. Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed; dispirited; not sprightly. Syn: depressed, dispirited, down(predicate), downcast, downhearted, low. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] {Low spir it*ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
low-spirited — [lō′spir΄it id] adj. in low spirits; sad; depressed low spiritedly adv. low spiritedness n … English World dictionary
low-spirited — low spiritedly, adv. low spiritedness, n. /loh spir i tid/, adj. depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low spirited today. [1580 90] Syn. sad, heartsore, dispirited, blue. * * * … Universalium
low spirited — index disconsolate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
low-spirited — index lugubrious, pessimistic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
low-spirited — adj unhappy or ↑depressed … Dictionary of contemporary English
low-spirited — adjective feeling sad or without confidence or energy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
low-spirited — adjective unhappy; depressed (1): He was a dull, low spirited companion … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
low-spirited — low′ spir′ited adj. depressed; dejected • Etymology: 1580–90 low′ spir′it•ed•ly, adv. low′ spir′it•ed•ness, n … From formal English to slang
low spirited — Synonyms and related words: arid, barren, blah, blank, bloodless, blue, bowed down, cast down, characterless, cold, colorless, dashed, dead, dejected, depressed, despairing, despondent, desponding, discouraged, disheartened, dismal, dispirited,… … Moby Thesaurus
low-spirited — adjective filled with melancholy and despondency gloomy at the thought of what he had to face gloomy predictions a gloomy silence took a grim view of the economy the darkening mood lonely and blue in a strange city depressed by the loss of his… … Useful english dictionary
