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Vinony

spiritless

adjective

  1. lifeless/dead (lacking/deprived of a spirit or life-giving principle)
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English spiritless From spirit + -less.

  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.”