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Meaning of POOR-SPIRITED

Pronunciation:  pûr 'spiritid, p'ûrsp'irutud

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
 
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 Synonyms: coward(a), cowardly, fearful, pusillanimous, unmanly
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Poor"-spir`it*ed\, a.
Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. -- {Poor"-spir`it*ed*ness},
n.
 

 

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