as in listless
lacking bodily energy or motivation
he was spiritless and depressed for weeks after being fired
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Recent Examples of spiritless
The Chiefs turned that spiritless first half into a 28-7 blowout Monday night against the Commanders, opening the second half with touchdown drives of 80, 75 and 94 yards.
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Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
From spiritless spirits to refusing to open up a bar tab, members of Generation Z are continuing to challenge alcohol traditions.
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Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
The Senators looked spiritless days ago in their building Saturday night ahead of Game 4.
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Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Amid the spiritless spirits and a bevy of alcohol-free wines, ciders, and beers, luxury sparkling teas are comfortably the most exciting emerging trend in the low and no-alcohol sphere.
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Camille Berry,
Vogue,
29 Apr. 2025
Dance sections lacked charm; lyric passages were spiritless; the klezmer episodes in the third movement were strictly goyish.
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Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
Yet the club dropped the contest in spiritless fashion, 6-2.
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Julian McWilliams,
BostonGlobe.com,
12 Aug. 2023
Lil Wayne is not tolerating spiritless crowds at his shows.
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Daniela Avila,
Peoplemag,
15 May 2023
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
From spiritless spirits to refusing to open up a bar tab, members of Generation Z are continuing to challenge alcohol traditions.
—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
The Senators looked spiritless days ago in their building Saturday night ahead of Game 4.
—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Amid the spiritless spirits and a bevy of alcohol-free wines, ciders, and beers, luxury sparkling teas are comfortably the most exciting emerging trend in the low and no-alcohol sphere.
—
Camille Berry,
Vogue,
29 Apr. 2025
Dance sections lacked charm; lyric passages were spiritless; the klezmer episodes in the third movement were strictly goyish.
—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
Yet the club dropped the contest in spiritless fashion, 6-2.
—
Julian McWilliams,
BostonGlobe.com,
12 Aug. 2023
Lil Wayne is not tolerating spiritless crowds at his shows.
—
Daniela Avila,
Peoplemag,
15 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiritless
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The length exacerbates all the rest of the series' sins, including a lack of emotional depth, gratuitous suffering and violence, long stretches of boring, listless plotting and extraneous characters.
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Instead of the fantastical, even beautiful diaper sculptures, we were served the waste products of listless consumption.
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Hollywood Plot Lines and Reality These are the tired questions every UFO skeptic asks.
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If your complexion tends to look flat or tired by midday, this powder can help bring back some radiance.
Adjective
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In the interest of not having to rehash the now-familiar back and forth, Ibrahimović stated that Lalas’ criticism of the French squad’s lackadaisical first-half efforts was rooted in ignorance, this despite the fact that his beef should have been directed at match analyst Landon Donovan.
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Because two years in, Kel’el Ware has been both a dynamic contributor and a lackadaisical bystander.
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Research shows over half of American travelers feel exhausted, with one in five admitting to booking a trip out of anger.
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But Raj is feverish, foggy, and exhausted.
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Depressed wages, a weak currency and hyperinflation have continued to make life difficult for ordinary Venezuelans, many of whom struggle to afford basic goods.
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There, the Sox scored on a weak, off-line throw from shallow left fielder José Caballero.
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Zeolite absorbs excess oil while silk powder creates airy body and grit, making limp hair look instantly fuller and more lived-in.
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Sauté green and red pepper and onions in butter until limp; set aside.
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Four, graciously sized outdoor pools—all carved in local stone and lined with plush loungers—invite long, languid afternoons.
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The consumer economy, though, is flagging; pork prices have plunged amid a glut and languid spending, in a microcosm of muted demand in the country.
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Adorned with almost graphically violent labels showcasing alpha predators -- a shark, a grizzly, an orca, a lion and some sort of particularly angry bird of prey -- the bottles are a far cry from the placid villas and languorous ladies plastered across so many wines.
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Their first statement signing to launch the project was the €42m purchase of the lanky and languorous Argentine playmaker.
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“Spiritless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritless. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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