lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism"
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spiritless
How to use spiritless in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for spiritless.
Editorial note
It's better to limp and have a spirit, than to be without pain, without spirit, painless, spiritless.
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Quick take
lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of spiritless gathered in one view.
evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for spiritless.
adjective
lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism"
adjective
evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"
See also: meek
Example sentences
It's better to limp and have a spirit, than to be without pain, without spirit, painless, spiritless.
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of a spiritless situation.
I just hate it when people reject brutalism for being "spiritless" yet welcome the most sanitized, commercialized alternatives.
Their language lost its spirit. They were still very clever, but without spirit. They built the tower of their words higher and higher and converted everything magical, which they feared, into dead material, and filled it with new, spiritless life.
Even the children are spiritless and look obtuse.” After earlier writing of the “abundance of offspring” and the “fecundity” of the Chinese, he goes on to say: “It would be a pity if these Chinese supplant all other races.
The funds for this munificence must be found in war and rapine; nor are they so easily persuaded to cultivate the earth, and await the produce of the seasons, as to challenge the foe, and expose themselves to wounds; nay, they even think it base and spiritless to earn by sweat what they might purchase with blood.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use spiritless in a sentence?
It's better to limp and have a spirit, than to be without pain, without spirit, painless, spiritless.
What does spiritless mean?
lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism"
What part of speech is spiritless?
spiritless is commonly used as adjective.