low-spirited

Example Sentences

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His pride would not let him feel low-spirited.

From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Cahan, Abraham

Cousin Joanna says that he was very restless and low-spirited last night-talked about the war, you know, and this last air-raid.

From The War-Workers by Delafield, E.M.

Once, when he had seemed low-spirited, I asked whether anything was amiss.

From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry

The Audience is limited and low-spirited, and may perhaps number—including the Attendants—eighteen.

From Voces Populi by Anstey, F.

If not wretched already, for all was wretched at home: Hester was low-spirited; for his own part, he rarely spoke; and the Cuban avoided him.

From Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake by Fenn, George Manville