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spine⋅less

  [spahyn-lis]
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–adjective
1. having no spines or quills.
2. having no spine or backbone.
3. having a weak spine; limp.
4. without moral force, resolution, or courage; feeble: a spineless, lily-livered coward.
Origin:
1820–30; spine + -less

Related forms:
spine⋅less⋅ly, adverb
spine⋅less⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
4. weak, irresolute, indecisive.

Antonyms:
4. strong, resolute.
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spine·less   (spīn'lĭs)   
adj.  
  1. Lacking courage or willpower.
  2. Biology
    1. Having no spiny processes.
    2. Lacking a spinal column; invertebrate.
spine'less·ly adv., spine'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Spineless

Spine"less\, a. Having no spine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Spineless
Spanish: invertebrado,
German: wirbellos,
Japanese: 無せきついの
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