- poor-spirited
- adjective Date: 1656 lacking zest, confidence, or courage • poor-spiritedly adverb • poor-spiritedness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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poor-spirited — poor spirited; poor spirited·ly; poor spirited·ness; … English syllables
Poor-spirited — Poor spir it*ed, a. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. {Poor spir it*ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poor-spirited — [poor′spir΄it id] adj. having or showing a poor spirit; cowardly; timorous; abject … English World dictionary
poor-spirited — /poor spir i tid/, adj. having or showing a poor, cowardly, or abject spirit. [1655 65] * * * … Universalium
poor-spirited — a. Mean, cowardly, base, mean spirited … New dictionary of synonyms
poor-spirited — adjective literary having no confidence or courage poor spiritedly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
poor-spirited — /pɔ ˈspɪrətəd/ (say paw spiruhtuhd) adjective having or showing a poor, cowardly, or abject spirit …
poor-spirited — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. abject, timorous, wretched, miserable, mean; see also afraid 1 , cowardly 1 … English dictionary for students
poor-spirited — adjective lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful • Syn: ↑pusillanimous, ↑unmanly • Similar to: ↑cowardly, ↑fearful • Derivationally related forms: ↑unmanliness ( … Useful english dictionary
poor-spiritedly — poor spirited·ly … English syllables
