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spiritless
[spir-it-lis]
adjective
without spirit.
without ardor, vigor, zeal, animation, etc..
a spiritless reply to criticism.
ˈ辱ٱ
/ ˈɪɪٱɪ /
adjective
lacking courage or liveliness; melancholic
Other Word Forms
- spiritlessly adverb
- spiritlessness noun
- ˈ辱ٱness noun
- ˈ辱ٱly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of spiritless1
Example Sentences
You don’t have to look further than the pedestrian title to guess that Matt Ruskin’s “Boston Strangler” is a spiritless affair.
The church-going Christian people I know wouldn't waste their precious Earthly moments on this spiritless mess.
“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.
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.
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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