low-spirited
Example Sentences
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If not wretched already, for all was wretched at home: Hester was low-spirited; for his own part, he rarely spoke; and the Cuban avoided him.
From Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake by Fenn, George Manville
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
On these occasions he brightens up, but after the visits of his solicitor he is visibly very low-spirited and morose.
From Oscar Wilde by Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell
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
He was an angular swayback, leggy, low-spirited, thick-headed, and as fast as a caterpillar.
From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.
