low-spirited
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of low-spirited
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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On these occasions he brightens up, but after the visits of his solicitor he is visibly very low-spirited and morose.
From Oscar Wilde by Leonard Cresswell Ingleby
Cousin Joanna says that he was very restless and low-spirited last night-talked about the war, you know, and this last air-raid.
From The War-Workers by E.M. Delafield
Did I not feel low-spirited, and wake of a morning unrefreshed?
From A Fluttered Dovecote by George Manville Fenn
When we reached England she was, as I was, thankful indeed; but now that she would be so quickly with her mother, she became very low-spirited and anxious.
From A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado by Edward Roper
The man who would not forbid these interviews, would be considered a low-spirited wretch, unworthy the society of all honorable men.
From Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete by William Hogan
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