spiritless

  • 21spiritless — spir•it•less [[t]ˈspɪr ɪt lɪs[/t]] adj. without ardor, vigor, zeal, or the like • Etymology: 1560–70 spir′it•less•ly, adv. spir′it•less•ness, n …

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  • 22spiritless — /ˈspɪrətləs/ (say spiruhtluhs) adjective 1. without spirit. 2. without ardour, vigour, animation, etc. –spiritlessly, adverb –spiritlessness, noun …

  • 23spiritless —   Loha, kā eu eu ole, kūpolō …

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  • 24spiritless — adj. lacking courage, vigour, or vivacity. Derivatives: spiritlessly adv. spiritlessness n …

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  • 25Spiritlessly — Spiritless Spir it*less, a. 1. Destitute of spirit; wanting animation; wanting cheerfulness; dejected; depressed. [1913 Webster] 2. Destitute of vigor; wanting life, courage, or fire. [1913 Webster] A men so faint, so spiritless, So dull, so dead …

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  • 26Spiritlessness — Spiritless Spir it*less, a. 1. Destitute of spirit; wanting animation; wanting cheerfulness; dejected; depressed. [1913 Webster] 2. Destitute of vigor; wanting life, courage, or fire. [1913 Webster] A men so faint, so spiritless, So dull, so dead …

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  • 27spiritlessly — spiritless ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking courage, energy, or determination. DERIVATIVES spiritlessly adverb spiritlessness noun …

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  • 28spiritlessness — spiritless ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking courage, energy, or determination. DERIVATIVES spiritlessly adverb spiritlessness noun …

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  • 29dull — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unsharp, blunt; deadened, numb; stupid; tedious, uninteresting, boring; spiritless, vapid, vacuous; dead, lifeless; sluggish, listless, lethargic; lackluster, dim, cloudy, obscure, stale, jaded. v.… …

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  • 30languid — languid, languishing, languorous, lackadaisical, listless, spiritless, enervated are comparable when they mean lacking in vim or energy or, when applied to things, the appearance of it. Languid usually implies an unwillingness or an inability to… …

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