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poor-spirited

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1. a. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. Source: opted
2. adj. lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful Source: wordnet
3. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. -- Poor"-spir`it*ed*ness, n. Source: webster
4. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base.-- Poor"-spir`it*ed*ness, n. Source: adambom
5. s lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful Source: ecdict

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base cowardly mean spirit contemptibly courage fearful lacking manly ness poor resolution strength

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