poor-spirited
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of poor-spirited
First recorded in 1655–65
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
What a poor-spirited, broken thing you have become, calmly permitting one daughter to go upon the public stage, and giving the other to the first poverty-stricken applicant that asks for her!
From A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage by Morris, Clara
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
He had been treated as a poor-spirited young gentleman because he had not run away already.
From A Hero of Romance by Marsh, Richard
Why, what a poor-spirited fool I am to stay and whine!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 by Various
To his mind any display of appreciation was poor-spirited.
From Three Little Cousins by Blanchard, Amy Ella
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
