The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Poor-spirited \Poor"-spir`it*ed\, a. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. -- Poor"-spir`it*ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
poor-spirited adj 1: lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful [syn: pusillanimous, poor- spirited, unmanly]