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spiritless

[ spir-it-lis ]

adjective

  1. without spirit.
  2. without ardor, vigor, zeal, animation, etc.:

    a spiritless reply to criticism.



ˈ辱ٱ

/ ˈɪɪٱɪ /

adjective

  1. lacking courage or liveliness; melancholic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ辱ٱness, noun
  • ˈ辱ٱly, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 辱i·· adverb
  • 辱i··Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of spiritless1

First recorded in 1560–70; spirit + -less
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You don’t have to look further than the pedestrian title to guess that Matt Ruskin’s “Boston Strangler” is a spiritless affair.

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The church-going Christian people I know wouldn't waste their precious Earthly moments on this spiritless mess.

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“Normally, a Wonder set is a buoyant experience that is littered with highlights. But his festival set was mostly flat and spiritless, as if performing there was an obligation rather than a pleasure,” wrote Hunt.

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Another theme is a reenchantment of our spiritless world to arrest the political and ecological crises that empire and patriarchy have reportedly consigned to us.

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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.

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