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From spine +‎ -less.

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spineless (comparative more spineless, superlative most spineless)

  1. Having no spines, prickles, or thorns.
    Synonyms: unspined, unspiny
    Antonyms: spined, spiny
    Coordinate terms: barbless, thornless (sometimes synonymous)
  2. Having no spinal column.
    Synonym: invertebrate
  3. Cowardly, uncourageous; lacking character.
    Synonyms: invertebrate; gutless, boneless (British); see also Thesaurus:cowardly

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  • spineless”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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