low-spirited
Example Sentences
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Their veterinary doctors knew but one remedy; when a beast fell ill, refused its fodder, and became low-spirited, they slaughtered it, and buried it with hide and horns, six feet under ground.
From The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War by Chatrian, Alexandre
The Audience is limited and low-spirited, and may perhaps number—including the Attendants—eighteen.
From Voces Populi by Anstey, F.
You see a year ago last spring I was very low-spirited.
From Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' by Reed, Helen Leah
He was an angular swayback, leggy, low-spirited, thick-headed, and as fast as a caterpillar.
From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.
When we reached England she was, as I was, thankful indeed; but now that she would be so quickly with her mother, she became very low-spirited and anxious.
From A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado by Roper, Edward
