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for low-spirited
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Low-spirited \Low"-spir`it*ed\, a.
Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed;
dispirited; not sprightly.
Syn: depressed, dispirited, down(predicate), downcast,
downhearted, low.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- Low"-spir`it*ed*ness,
n.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
low-spirited
adj 1: filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the
thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a
gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the
darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city";
"depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his
defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn:
gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited,
down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the
mouth, low, low-spirited]
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