Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of a poor or mean spirit.
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Examples
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He saw the squalid shop, the good, stern, barren-spirited mother, the changeless drudgery, the existence which seemed indeed no better than what the ninth of a man was fit for.
Evan Harrington — Volume 3 George Meredith 1868
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He saw the squalid shop, the good, stern, barren-spirited mother, the changeless drudgery, the existence which seemed indeed no better than what the ninth of a man was fit for.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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He saw the squalid shop, the good, stern, barren-spirited mother, the changeless drudgery, the existence which seemed indeed no better than what the ninth of a man was fit for.
Evan Harrington — Complete George Meredith 1868
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