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poor-spirited

American  
[poor-spir-i-tid] / ˈpʊərˈspɪr ɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. having or showing a poor, cowardly, or abject spirit.

Etymology

Origin of poor-spirited

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

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But he was a poor-spirited sort of man, and never worked up his lead.

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He had been treated as a poor-spirited young gentleman because he had not run away already.

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If a brother is attached to his brother and does not quarrel with him, is he therefore poor-spirited?

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They must be a poor-spirited set to let her lord it over everybody.

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I have to confess that I was so poor-spirited as to have little or no animosity against him.

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