low-spirited

Example Sentences

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Some time after, when it stormed very hard, and the young lady upstairs was cold and low-spirited, my mistress invited her down and entertained us with more of Tom's history.

From Daisy the autobiography of a cat by Swan, Miranda Eliot

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

From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.

Once, when he had seemed low-spirited, I asked whether anything was amiss.

From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry

They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.

From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert

The widow rallied him on the subject, but this did no good, and only irritated him; he called her wicked, jealous, and blind, and would go away, low-spirited, carrying his treasure with him.

From Iermola by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy