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spiritless |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spiritless \Spir"it*less\, a. 1. Destitute of spirit; wanting animation; wanting cheerfulness; dejected; depressed. 2. Destitute of vigor; wanting life, courage, or fire. A men so faint, so spiritless, So dull, so dead in lock, so woebegone. --Shak. 3. Having no breath; extinct; dead. ``The spiritless body.'' --Greenhill. -- {Spir"it*less*ly}, adv -- {Spir"it*less*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spiritless adj 1: lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism" [ant: {spirited}] 2: lacking spirit; "it was a spiritless attempt" 3: evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient" [syn: {compliant}, {meek}]
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