spineless

(spīnlis)

adjective

  1. having no backbone; invertebrate
  2. having a weak or flexible backbone
  3. lacking courage, resistance, willpower, etc.
  4. without spines, or thorny processes

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See spineless in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Lacking courage or willpower.
  2. Biology
    a. Having no spiny processes.
    b. Lacking a spinal column; invertebrate.

Related Forms:

  • spineˈless·ly adverb
  • spineˈless·ness noun

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