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.

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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Example sentences from the Web for spiritless

To the new-comer they looked pasty-faced, spiritless beings.
Queensland Cousins|Eleanor Luisa Haverfield
And it seems to me that I should be spiritless and a coward if I should like such a life.
The Ward of King Canute|Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
Meantime the enemy had begun to take heart: the spiritless conduct of the King could have no other result.
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc|Mark Twain
Ollie concluded her recital in the same low, dragging and spiritless voice in which she had begun it.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden

His head he held in spiritless fashion on a level with his knees.
Horses Nine|Sewell Ford

British Dictionary definitions for spiritless

spiritless

/ (ˈspɪrɪtlɪs) /

adjective

lacking courage or liveliness; melancholic

Derived forms of spiritless

spiritlessly, adverbspiritlessness, noun

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单词	spiritless
释义	spiritless [ spir-it-lis ] / ˈspɪr ɪt lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spiritless ON THESAURUS.COM adjective without spirit. without ardor, vigor, zeal, animation, etc.: a spiritless reply to criticism. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spiritless To the new-comer they looked pasty-faced, spiritless beings. Queensland Cousins\|Eleanor Luisa Haverfield And it seems to me that I should be spiritless and a coward if I should like such a life. The Ward of King Canute\|Ottilie A. Liljencrantz Meantime the enemy had begun to take heart: the spiritless conduct of the King could have no other result. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc\|Mark Twain Ollie concluded her recital in the same low, dragging and spiritless voice in which she had begun it. The Bondboy\|George W. (George Washington) Ogden His head he held in spiritless fashion on a level with his knees. Horses Nine\|Sewell Ford British Dictionary definitions for spiritless spiritless / (ˈspɪrɪtlɪs) / adjective lacking courage or liveliness; melancholic Derived forms of spiritless spiritlessly, adverbspiritlessness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spiritless apathetic, blah, blue, broken, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, dispirited, dopey, down, downcast, downhearted, droopy, dull, enervated, flat, inanimate, indifferent, lackadaisical, lackluster
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spiritless

adjective

Origin of spiritless

OTHER WORDS FROM spiritless

Words nearby spiritless

Example sentences from the Web for spiritless

British Dictionary definitions for spiritless

adjective

Derived forms of spiritless

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