low-spirited

[ loh-spir-i-tid ]

adjective

1. depressed; dejected:

   He is feeling rather low-spirited today.

   Synonyms: blue, dispirited, heartsore, sad

low-spirited

adjective

1. depressed, dejected, or miserable

Derived Forms

• ˌlow-ˈspiritedness, noun
• ˌlow-ˈspiritedly, adverb

Other Words From

• low-spirit·ed·ly adverb
• low-spirit·ed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of low-spirited¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

The responses he gets from shopkeepers are probably a bit low-spirited.

From BBC

My Darling Tess, Thank you so much for coming to see me off … Just feeling so low-spirited.

From The Guardian

I was feeling very low-spirited, and so weary of his tiresome ways that I began to cry.

From Project Gutenberg

Laugh as I would, however, I could not laugh her out of her belief, and seeing how low-spirited she was, I offered to pass the night with her.

From Project Gutenberg

His pride would not let him feel low-spirited.

From Project Gutenberg