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low-spirited

[ loh-spir-i-tid ]
/ ˈloʊˈspɪr ɪ tɪd /
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adjective
depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low-spirited today.
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Origin of low-spirited

First recorded in 1580–90

OTHER WORDS FROM low-spirited

low-spir·it·ed·ly, adverblow-spir·it·ed·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for low-spirited

low-spirited

adjective
depressed, dejected, or miserable

Derived forms of low-spirited

low-spiritedly, adverblow-spiritedness, noun
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