low-spirited

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌloʊˈspɪrɪtɪd/ UK /ˌləʊˈspɪrɪtɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #194081

Meanings

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adj
sad, discouraged, or lacking hope and energy

Huck poked along low-spirited while he waited for trouble.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · sad, discouraged, or... dejected despondentdispiriteddownhearted

More melancholy

Opposites

cheerful hopefulhigh-spirited

Word family

Derived forms low-spiritedlylow-spiritedness

Related forms low spiritsdownhearted

Etymology

Formed from low + spirited. Spirit has long referred to a person's courage, energy, or emotional state; someone whose spirits are low is therefore low-spirited.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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