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spineless

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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.
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