spineless
pronunciation
How to pronounce spineless in British English:
UK [ˈspaɪnləs]
How to pronounce spineless in American English:
US [ˈspaɪnləs]
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- Adjective:
- weak in willpower
- lacking courage or vitality
Word Origin
- spineless (adj.)
- 1827 of animals (1805 of plants), from spine + -less. Meaning "lacking moral force" is from 1885. Related: Spinelessly; spinelessness.
Example
- 1. My supervisor is a spineless person .
- 2. She was a weak and spineless creature .
- 3. Of course you did . Because you 're spineless .
- 4. Stabilising world population should be the number-one priority and yet the politicians are " too spineless " to talk about such a thorny issue .
- 5. At the white house , too , coming up to the 1972 campaign , he planned total war against all that was leftist , peacenik , spineless and immoral .