low-spiritedadj.

Brit.

/ˌləʊˈspɪrᵻtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌloʊˈspɪrᵻdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., spirited adj.

Etymology: < low adj. + spirited adj.

1. Originally: lacking in spirit; nervous, cowardly (now rare). Later usually: depressed, dispirited; dejected.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adjective]

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1548 N. Lesse tr. F. Lambert Minde & Iudgem. f. xi The Lorde wyl not haue those..secretes of his maiestie made open, whiche he voucheth safe to shewe to the meeke and low spirited personnes.

1616 F. Rous Medit. of Instr. 68 They are perswaded, that..they could finde out God, sooner then the simple swaine, that beleeues, as they thinke, only out of a low spirited feare.

1655 E. Terry Voy. E.-India 79 People..so low-spirited..that they dare not fight.

1693 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §50 Severity..breaking the Mind,..you have a low spirited, moap'd Creature.

1753 N. Torriano tr. J. B. L. Chomel Hist. Diss. Gangrenous Sore Throat 120 She was very low-spirited and hysterical.

1778 F. Burney Evelina I. xxiii. 199 When we returned home, we were all low-spirited.

1833 J. H. Newman Lett. & Corr. (1891) I. 432 I was low-spirited about the state of things and thought nothing could be done.

1869 R. T. Claridge Cold-water Cure 55 Where the patient is low spirited or unwell.

1915 Everybody's Mag. Aug. 223/1 But this Detritus is a low-spirited fellow. He ain't the gumption for it [sc. eloping].

1954 T. S. Eliot Confidential Clerk iii. 92 She's always low-spirited, around this season.

1991 S. Gibson & R. Gibson Homoeopathy for Everyone (new ed.) i. 14 A low-spirited patient who is fearful that he or she will become unfit for work.

2. Mean-spirited; unpleasant, nasty. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > abjectly cowardly

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Charley1954

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. i. 242 That low spirited Swaine, that base Minow of thy myrth.

1698 J. Harris Notion of God 10 Either this Fear must be universally inherent in all Mankind, or else peculiar only to some Dastardly and Low-spirited Mortals.

1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xvi. 131 Low-spirited scoundrels, who rob the widow, and the fatherless.

1832 J. Clare Lett. (1985) 565 Mine Landlord a low spirited fellow had been talking it about the town of my backrent.

1863 Poor Law Mag. May 426 He must be a low-spirited, mean dog, unworthy of being called a man.

2010 Irish News (Nexis) 15 July 20 Is it not high time that this ridiculous and insulting, low-spirited Orange hooligan display should be finished with.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	low-spirited
释义	low-spiritedadj. Brit. /ˌləʊˈspɪrᵻtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌloʊˈspɪrᵻdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., spirited adj. Etymology: < low adj. + spirited adj. 1. Originally: lacking in spirit; nervous, cowardly (now rare). Later usually: depressed, dispirited; dejected. 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Lesse tr. F. Lambert Minde & Iudgem. f. xi The Lorde wyl not haue those..secretes of his maiestie made open, whiche he voucheth safe to shewe to the meeke and low spirited personnes. 1616 F. Rous Medit. of Instr. 68 They are perswaded, that..they could finde out God, sooner then the simple swaine, that beleeues, as they thinke, only out of a low spirited feare. 1655 E. Terry Voy. E.-India 79 People..so low-spirited..that they dare not fight. 1693 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §50 Severity..breaking the Mind,..you have a low spirited, moap'd Creature. 1753 N. Torriano tr. J. B. L. Chomel Hist. Diss. Gangrenous Sore Throat 120 She was very low-spirited and hysterical. 1778 F. Burney Evelina I. xxiii. 199 When we returned home, we were all low-spirited. 1833 J. H. Newman Lett. & Corr. (1891) I. 432 I was low-spirited about the state of things and thought nothing could be done. 1869 R. T. Claridge Cold-water Cure 55 Where the patient is low spirited or unwell. 1915 Everybody's Mag. Aug. 223/1 But this Detritus is a low-spirited fellow. He ain't the gumption for it [sc. eloping]. 1954 T. S. Eliot Confidential Clerk iii. 92 She's always low-spirited, around this season. 1991 S. Gibson & R. Gibson Homoeopathy for Everyone (new ed.) i. 14 A low-spirited patient who is fearful that he or she will become unfit for work. 2. Mean-spirited; unpleasant, nasty. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > abjectly cowardly recrayedc1330 recreantc1330 craven?a1400 poor1425 currishc1460 fazart1508 soulless1568 dastardly1576 beastly1584 dastard1595 low-spirited1598 peaking1611 white meata1625 cur-like1627 snivelling1647 cravenly1653 base-mettled1681 niding1755 poltroonish1801 niddering1819 turn-tail1861 turpid1867 cold-footed1944 Charley1954 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. i. 242 That low spirited Swaine, that base Minow of thy myrth. View more context for this quotation 1698 J. Harris Notion of God 10 Either this Fear must be universally inherent in all Mankind, or else peculiar only to some Dastardly and Low-spirited Mortals. 1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xvi. 131 Low-spirited scoundrels, who rob the widow, and the fatherless. 1832 J. Clare Lett. (1985) 565 Mine Landlord a low spirited fellow had been talking it about the town of my backrent. 1863 Poor Law Mag. May 426 He must be a low-spirited, mean dog, unworthy of being called a man. 2010 Irish News (Nexis) 15 July 20 Is it not high time that this ridiculous and insulting, low-spirited Orange hooligan display should be finished with. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1548
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