spiritless

English

Etymology

From spirit +‎ -less.

Adjective

spiritless (comparative more spiritless, superlative most spiritless)

  1. Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
    The team played a spiritless first half, just going through the motions. But the realization they were playing for their sick friend energized them for the second half.

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