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spiritless

[spir-it-lis] / ˈspɪr ɪt lɪs /


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It was a typically spiritless ending to what was, without a doubt, a memorable spree of posting.

From Slate • Sep. 3, 2025

Unlike their spiritless performance Sunday against New Orleans, which was a new rock bottom in a season with an ever-sinking floor, the Lakers played with plenty of heart against the Mavericks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2022

Visit even briefly the rich costume collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, as the JordanLuca designers had, and you quickly conclude that we live in grim and sartorially spiritless times.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2020

In the biggest game of the season, with a chance to clinch the NFC East, Dallas gave a spiritless and clueless performance that should spell the end of Jason Garrett’s 10-year tenure.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2019

He was a blonde, spiritless man, anaemic, and faintly handsome.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald




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