spineless

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spineless

adjective more spineless · most spineless

  1. not comparable Having no spines, prickles, or thorns.

    Similar: unspined, unspiny · Opposite: spined, spiny

  2. not comparable Having no spinal column.

    Similar: invertebrate

  3. Cowardly, uncourageous; lacking character. You can laugh / A spineless laugh

    Similar: invertebrate, gutless, boneless, cowardly, backboneless, base, soft, bitch-ass, caitiff, candy-assed, chicken, chicken-hearted

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adj having no spine

Deutschrückgratlos, stachellos
Русскийбесхребе́тный besxrebétnyj, беспозвоно́чный bespozvonóčnyj

adj uncourageous

Françaislâche
Deutschrückgratlos, willenlos
Русскийбесхара́ктерный besxarákternyj, бесхребе́тный besxrebétnyj, мягкоте́лый mjaxkotélyj, безво́льный bezvólʹnyj
עבריתחֲסַר חוּט שִׁדְרָה ḥasár ḥut shidrá, חֲסַר עַמּוּד שִׁדְרָה ḥasár 'amúd shidrá

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@misc{spineless_2026,
  title = {spineless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spineless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}