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spineless

[ 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.

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spineless

/ ˈ貹ɪԱɪ /

adjective

  1. lacking a backbone; invertebrate
  2. having no spiny processes

    spineless stems

  3. lacking strength of character, resolution, or courage
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ辱Ա, adverb
  • ˈ辱ԱԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 辱Աl· adverb
  • 辱Աl·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spineless1

First recorded in 1820–30; spine + -less
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Their revolting lack of ethics, their partisan partiality, and your spineless failure to reign them in suggest that under your watch, the rule of law has become illusory.

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But they and other invertebrates are the spineless backbones of ecosystems, playing critical roles as pollinators, predators, prey and decomposers.

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“As Republican leaders, we have a clear message for mealy-mouthed, spineless leaders: Congress will not tolerate your dereliction of duty to your Jewish students,” said the committee chair, North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx.

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One after another, American institutions have spinelessly bowed to Trump’s power.

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And somewhere in that ecosystem are air puppets like McDaniel — flailing spinelessly about, hoping to monetize the insight they gained from participating in a failed coup.

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