Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Poor-spirited /po͞or'-spĭr'-ĭt-ĭd/ · Poor·-spir·it·ed · IPA /pˈuːrspˈɪrɪtɪd/ 01 a. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. 1. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base.