poor-spirited
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of poor-spirited
First recorded in 1655–65
Example Sentences
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A stinging epitaph, attributed to him with the usual scarcity of evidence, may express his real view of the poor-spirited soldier, the deceitful courtier, the statesman and noble 'that all the world did hate.'
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)
You are inclined to despise anybody so poor-spirited as to settle down and live in such a climate.
From A "Y Girl in France Letters of Katherine Shortall by Shortall, Katherine
I expect Jim Cayley set me down as a poor-spirited skunk, for showing no resentment; but I certainly felt none now.
From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John
To his mind any display of appreciation was poor-spirited.
From Three Little Cousins by Blanchard, Amy Ella
Would she not say to him scornfully: "I only wanted to see if you really were such a helpless, poor-spirited fool"?
From The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. by Spielhagen, Friedrich
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