low-spirited
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of low-spirited
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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Some time after, when it stormed very hard, and the young lady upstairs was cold and low-spirited, my mistress invited her down and entertained us with more of Tom's history.
From Daisy the autobiography of a cat by Miranda Eliot Swan
They all became very low-spirited, and could not find any occupation to pass away the time, for even weaving was impossible with the sodden grass.
From The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas by Mrs. Herbert Strang
A more miserable, unhappy, low-spirited set of men I had never before come across.
From A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado by Edward Roper
The Audience is limited and low-spirited, and may perhaps number—including the Attendants—eighteen.
From Voces Populi by F. Anstey
If not wretched already, for all was wretched at home: Hester was low-spirited; for his own part, he rarely spoke; and the Cuban avoided him.
From Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake by George Manville Fenn
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