low-spirited

Example Sentences

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He was a capital companion and never once showed that he was low-spirited or suffered in the least.”

From One Maid's Mischief by Fenn, George Manville

I was still far from well, low-spirited and out of humour with myself and the whole world.

From The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) by Moodie, Susanna

I was feeling very low-spirited, and so weary of his tiresome ways that I began to cry.

From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie

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

Cousin Joanna says that he was very restless and low-spirited last night-talked about the war, you know, and this last air-raid.

From The War-Workers by Delafield, E.M.