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spiritless

[ spir-it-lis ]
/ ˈspɪr ɪt lɪs /
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adjective
without spirit.
without ardor, vigor, zeal, animation, etc.: a spiritless reply to criticism.
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Origin of spiritless

First recorded in 1560–70; spirit + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM spiritless

spir·it·less·ly, adverbspir·it·less·ness, noun

Words nearby spiritless

spirited, spirit gum, spiritism, Spirit Lake, spirit lamp, spiritless, spirit level, spirit leveling, spirit of enterprise, spirit of hartshorn, spirit of nitrous ether
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Words related to spiritless

apathetic, blah, blue, broken, cast down, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, dispirited, dopey, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the dumps, draggy, drippy, droopy, dull, enervated, flat

How to use spiritless in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for spiritless

spiritless
/ (ˈspɪrɪtlɪs) /
adjective
lacking courage or liveliness; melancholic

Derived forms of spiritless

spiritlessly, adverbspiritlessness, noun
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