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spined

  • /spaɪnd/

Rhymes with -aɪnd

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From spine + -ed.

adjective more spined · most spined

  1. not comparable Having spines, spiny.

    Opposite: spineless, unspined, unspiny

  2. comparable, figuratively, in compounds, usually Having a certain type of spine (backbone). He's just another linguini-spined politician.

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adj having spines

Italianospine

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"spined." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spined. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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spined. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spined

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"spined." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spined.

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@misc{spined_2026,
  title = {spined},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spined},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}