low-spirited

Example Sentences

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Patients are low-spirited and very apprehensive of death.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

He was an angular swayback, leggy, low-spirited, thick-headed, and as fast as a caterpillar.

From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.

When he got here we remarked that he seemed low-spirited.

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

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.

My mother had not been in her usual good health during the summer, and had been at times a little low-spirited.

From The Story of the Toys by Dodge, Mary Harris Toy