low-spirited

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The man who would not forbid these interviews, would be considered a low-spirited wretch, unworthy the society of all honorable men.

From Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete by Hogan, William

Some time after, when it stormed very hard, and the young lady upstairs was cold and low-spirited, my mistress invited her down and entertained us with more of Tom's history.

From Daisy the autobiography of a cat by Swan, Miranda Eliot

“It’s a pocketbook containing two hundred dollars,” replied Andy clearly, disdaining the slur and insult in the tones of his low-spirited challenger.

From Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy by Webster, Frank V.

He was a capital companion and never once showed that he was low-spirited or suffered in the least.”

From One Maid's Mischief by Fenn, George Manville

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