Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spiritless"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spiritless \Spir"it*less\, a.
1. Destitute of spirit; wanting animation; wanting
cheerfulness; dejected; depressed.
2. Destitute of vigor; wanting life, courage, or fire.
A men so faint, so spiritless, So dull, so dead in
lock, so woebegone. --Shak.
3. Having no breath; extinct; dead. ``The spiritless body.''
--Greenhill. -- {Spir"it*less*ly}, adv. --
{Spir"it*less*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
spiritless
adj 1: lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to
criticism" [ant: {spirited}]
2: lacking spirit; "it was a spiritless attempt"
3: 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"
[syn: {compliant}, {meek}]
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