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  • 11low-spirited — adjective 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… …

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  • 12low-spirited — adjective Date: 1693 dejected, depressed • low spiritedly adverb • low spiritedness noun …

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  • 13low-spirited — /ˈloʊ spɪrətəd/ (say loh spiruhtuhd) adjective depressed; dejected. –low spiritedly, adverb –low spiritedness, noun …

  • 14low-spirited — adjective Disheartened …

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  • 15low spirited — depressed, sad, morose, melancholy …

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  • 16low-spirited — a. Dispirited, dejected, depressed, disheartened, discouraged, down hearted, desponding, cast down …

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  • 17Spirited — Spir it*ed, a. 1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] So talked the spirited, sly snake. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 18spirited — [spir′itid] adj. 1. full of spirit; lively; energetic; animated 2. having a (specified) character, mood, or disposition [public spirited, low spirited] spiritedly adv. spiritedness n …

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  • 19Low-spiritedness — 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.… …

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  • 20spirited — spir|it|ed [ˈspırıtıd] adj 1.) having energy and determination used to show approval ▪ a spirited and energetic girl spirited defence/debate/discussion etc 2.) sweet spirited/tough spirited/rebellious spirited etc having a particular type of… …

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