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Meaning of 'spiritless' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Spiritless [ a.]
- Destitute of spirit; wanting animation; wanting cheerfulness; dejected; depressed.
- Destitute of vigor; wanting life, courage, or fire.
- Having no breath; extinct; dead.

Meaning of 'spiritless' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . spiritless [ a]
Meaning (1):
- lacking ardor or vigor or energy
Example in sentence:
  • a spiritless reply to criticism
2 . spiritless [ s]
Meaning (2):
- evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant
Example in sentence:
  • a fine fiery blast against meek conformity;
  • compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others;
  • she looked meek but had the heart of a lion;
  • was submissive and subservient

Nearby Words:

spial spica spicae spicate spicated spiccato spice spicebush spiced spicenut

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