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spineless(dictionary)

spineless (iou)



spineless adjective. E19.
[from SPINE + -LESS.]
Of an animal, plant, etc.: having no spines, not spinous. E19.
Having no spine, invertebrate; having a weak or diseased spine. Now chiefly fig., (of a person etc.) lacking resolution, energy, or strength of character; feeble, weak, irresolute. L19.
P. G. Wodehouse A..poor, spineless sheep who can't say boo to a goose. Sunday Telegraph A spineless exhibition by the early Yorkshire batting.
spinelessly adverb L20.
spinelessness noun E20.