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backboneless

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From backbone + -less.

adjective

  1. literally, not comparable Without a backbone; invertebrate. Once, like a drunken man, I lurched forward, and fell upon my knees. Such was my backboneless state that for some seconds I remained where I was, half disposed to let things slide, accept the good the gods had sent me, and make a night of it just there.

    Opposite: backboned

  2. figuratively, not comparable Cowardly, spineless.

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@misc{backboneless_2026,
  title = {backboneless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backboneless},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}