Low-hearted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Low-hearted is an adjective meaning Depressed, despondent, or dispirited.
Meaning
Depressed, despondent, or dispirited.
More Meanings
- Morally reprehensible, cowardly, or untrustworthy.
- (obsolete) Modest and unassuming.
Example Sentences
The afternoon Bonita an' I were married, when Gene an' the padre had gone, I was happy one minute an' low-hearted the next.
He was an aged man, with a withered countenance, down-looking, and low-hearted, probably (I hope it was so) the outcome of remorse.
Now they harm the people, and the malign influence behind this lies with low-hearted officials who put all their efforts into catching them.
I would not find myself at thirty brigaded with a set of low-hearted priests and seminarists, who have no other weapons than treachery, nor any strategy but lies.
Word Forms
- lowhearted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include low-spirited, depressed, downcast, dejected, damp, depressive.
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