low-spirited
[ loh-spir-i-tid ]
adjective
depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low-spirited today.
Origin of low-spirited
1First recorded in 1580–90
Other words for low-spirited
Other words from low-spirited
- low-spir·it·ed·ly, adverb
- low-spir·it·ed·ness, noun
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How to use low-spirited in a sentence
He, however, has moments of very low-spiritedness, and becomes almost despondent in the moods.
Oscar Wilde | Leonard Cresswell InglebyAunt Adeline has had her fit of low-spiritedness, now her own energetic self asserts itself.
Zoe; Or, Some Day | May LeonardDuring her spells of low-spiritedness, the only one who could sympathize with her was Mrs. St. James.
Zoe; Or, Some Day | May Leonard
British Dictionary definitions for low-spirited
low-spirited
adjective
depressed, dejected, or miserable
Derived forms of low-spirited
- low-spiritedly, adverb
- low-spiritedness, noun
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