spiritless
without spirit.
without ardor, vigor, zeal, animation, etc.: a spiritless reply to criticism.
Origin of spiritless
1Other words from spiritless
- spir·it·less·ly, adverb
- spir·it·less·ness, noun
Words Nearby spiritless
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How to use spiritless in a sentence
He thinks it spiritless to accumulate slowly by the sweat of his brow which can be got quickly by a loss of a little blood.
Goths: Germanic Warriors Who Exposed The Roman Empire | Dattatreya Mandal | September 4, 2022 | Realm of HistoryThese things sent us home sad and spiritless, notwithstanding the agreeable scenes we had been riding among.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamCash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerI used to think them spiritless, they were so different to any children I had ever seen.
Emily Bront | A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) RobinsonTo the new-comer they looked pasty-faced, spiritless beings.
Queensland Cousins | Eleanor Luisa Haverfield
In these respects they are infinitely superior to the timid, spiritless men.
British Dictionary definitions for spiritless
/ (ˈspɪrɪtlɪs) /
lacking courage or liveliness; melancholic
Derived forms of spiritless
- spiritlessly, adverb
- spiritlessness, noun
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