poor-spirited
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of poor-spirited
First recorded in 1655–65
Example Sentences
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Along the coast of Guiana and Venezuela they again came across the gentle Arawak and ferocious Carib, the latter making himself respected everywhere, while his poor-spirited fellow-countryman was alternately caressed and plundered.
From The West Indies and the Spanish Main by Rodway, James
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
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
Bishop Goodman of Gloucester, who, though King James's poor-spirited apologist, admired Ralegh, relates that he had seen and kissed it.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)
She thought it dull and poor-spirited not to accept, and manage the distillery just as he pleased.
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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