low-spirited
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of low-spirited
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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The widow rallied him on the subject, but this did no good, and only irritated him; he called her wicked, jealous, and blind, and would go away, low-spirited, carrying his treasure with him.
From Iermola by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy
Patients are low-spirited and very apprehensive of death.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
You must cheer up, for your letter proves to me that you are low-spirited.
From Charlotte Bront? A Monograph by Reid, T. Wemyss
When we reached England she was, as I was, thankful indeed; but now that she would be so quickly with her mother, she became very low-spirited and anxious.
From A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado by Roper, Edward
Did I not feel low-spirited, and wake of a morning unrefreshed?
From A Fluttered Dovecote by Fenn, George Manville
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