poor-spirited

adjective

cowardly

Meanings

adjectivepoor-spirited (comparative more poor-spirited, superlative most poor-spirited)

comparative more poor-spirited · superlative most poor-spirited

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

poor-spirited. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor-spirited

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“poor-spirited.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor-spirited. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poor-spirited,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor-spirited.

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