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spineless

 [spahyn-lis]  

spine·less

   [spahyn-lis]
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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spineless (ˈspaɪnlɪs)
 
—adj
1.  lacking a backbone; invertebrate
2.  having no spiny processes: spineless stems
3.  lacking strength of character, resolution, or courage
 
'spinelessly
 
—adv
 
'spinelessness
 
—n

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