low-spirited

American  

[loh-spir-i-tid] / ˈloʊˈspɪr ɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. depressed; dejected.

   He is feeling rather low-spirited today.

   Synonyms:

   blue, dispirited, heartsore, sad

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low-spirited British  

adjective

1. depressed, dejected, or miserable

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Other Word Forms

• low-spiritedly adverb
• low-spiritedness noun

Etymology

Origin of low-spirited

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

The responses he gets from shopkeepers are probably a bit low-spirited.

From BBC

My Darling Tess, Thank you so much for coming to see me off … Just feeling so low-spirited.

From The Guardian

I was feeling very low-spirited, and so weary of his tiresome ways that I began to cry.

From Project Gutenberg

Laugh as I would, however, I could not laugh her out of her belief, and seeing how low-spirited she was, I offered to pass the night with her.

From Project Gutenberg

His pride would not let him feel low-spirited.

From Project Gutenberg