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spineless

Syllabification: (spine·less)
Pronunciation: /ˈspīnlis/
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Definition of spineless

adjective

  • 1having no spine or backbone; invertebrate.
  • 2lacking resolution; weak and purposeless:a spineless coward
  • 3(of an animal or plant) lacking spines:spineless forms of prickly pear have been selected

Derivatives

spinelessly

adverb

spinelessness

noun

spineless in other Oxford dictionaries

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