From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Low-spirited \Low"-spir`it*ed\, a.
Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed;
dispirited; not sprightly.
Syn: depressed, dispirited, down(predicate), downcast,
downhearted, low.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- Low"-spir`it*ed*ness,
n.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
low-spirited
adj 1: filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the
thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a
gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the
darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city";
"depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his
defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn:
gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited,
{down(p)}, downcast, downhearted, {down in the
mouth}, low, low-spirited]