spiritless

pronunciation

How to pronounce spiritless in British English: UK [ˈspɪrɪtləs]word uk audio image

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  • Adjective:
    lacking ardor or vigor or energy
    lacking spirit
    evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant

Word Origin

spiritless (adj.)
1560s, "dead," from spirit (n.) + -less. Meaning "having no vigor or vivacity" is from 1650s. Related: Spiritlessly.

Antonym

adj.

spirited

Example

1. Informal a person regarded as stiff , boring , or spiritless .
2. My teacher found me spiritless .
3. Devoid of courage or enthusiasm ; spiritless .
4. Does strongly for the man continually in the competition such bigsociety all cannot achieve is not very spiritless ?
5. Martin writes 40 drafts unceasingly circle throughout in various magazine company , he did not understand own work aren 't accepted why , but these have a liking for the spiritless thing always to be able to publish in the publication .

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