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spiritlessly

/ˈspɪɹətləsli/ adv

In a spiritless manner.

Word Origin Spirit comes from Latin 'spiritus' 'breath, spirit', from 'spirare' 'to breathe'. Spiritlessly means without spirit, lifelessly. The root spirare gives us inspire (breathe in), expire (breathe out), conspire (breathe together), aspire (breathe toward), perspire (breathe through), and respire (breathe again). The -less suffix from Proto-Germanic means 'without'. So spiritlessly is literally 'without breath'.

adv In a spiritless manner.

He answered spiritlessly, showing no enthusiasm for the proposed project.

(副词) 无精打采地；没精打采地；萎靡不振地

他无精打采地回答，对提议的项目毫无热情。

(adverbio) De manera desanimada o sin espíritu.

Respondió sin ánimo, sin mostrar entusiasmo por el proyecto propuesto.

(adverbe) mollement; sans entrain; nonchalamment; tièdement [D'une manière dépourvue d'énergie, d'enthousiasme ou de vivacité.]

Il a répondu spiritlessly, ne montrant aucun enthousiasme pour le projet proposé.

(Adverb) lustlos; energielos; teilnahmslos [auf eine Weise, die keine Begeisterung, Energie oder Lebendigkeit erkennen lässt.]

Er antwortete **spiritlessly** und zeigte keinerlei Interesse am vorgeschlagenen Projekt.

(副詞) 元気なく、気力なく

彼は提案されたプロジェクトに熱意を見せず、気力なく答えた。

(advérbio) desanimadamente; sem ânimo; abatidamente [De maneira desanimada; sem ânimo.]

Ele respondeu desanimadamente, sem demonstrar entusiasmo pelo projeto proposto.

Synonyms: listlessly lifelessly dully apathetically unenthusiastically half-heartedly indifferently passively Antonyms: energetically lively vigorously enthusiastically
Word parts: spirit + less + ly

Related words

spiritual spirituality spirituous

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