adjective

spineless

adjective

Lacking courage or willpower; unable to stand up for oneself.

"The manager was too spineless to confront the problem employee."

Having no spinal column, as in many invertebrate animals.

"Worms and jellyfish are spineless creatures."

How to Use Spineless

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishCowardly and lacking backbone, or literally without a spine.

Common pairings

a spineless coward spineless invertebrates

more spineless comparative, most spineless superlative

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The manager was too _____ to confront the problem employee.

useless ageless wireless hopeless homeless tireless careless lifeless baseless clueless timeless loveless