Low-spirited \Low"-spir`it*ed\, a.
   Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed;
   dispirited; not sprightly.

   Syn: depressed, dispirited, down(predicate), downcast,
        downhearted, low.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- {Low-spirit*ed*ness},
        n.
        
[1913 Webster]

low-spirited
     adj : low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city";
           "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
           resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his
           defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue},
            {depressed}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted},
            {down in the mouth}, {low}]