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

I was still far from well, low-spirited and out of humour with myself and the whole world.

From The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) by Moodie, Susanna

I was very tired and low-spirited, and, after looking about the town a little while, I went to the inn where I had put up and went to bed. 

From The Life of George Borrow by Shorter, Clement K.

You must cheer up, for your letter proves to me that you are low-spirited.

From Charlotte Bront? A Monograph by Reid, T. Wemyss

He was a capital companion and never once showed that he was low-spirited or suffered in the least.”

From One Maid's Mischief by Fenn, George Manville

The Audience is limited and low-spirited, and may perhaps number—including the Attendants—eighteen.

From Voces Populi by Anstey, F.