безхребетний

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From без- (bez-) +‎ хребе́т (xrebét) +‎ -ний (-nyj). Compare Russian бесхребе́тный (besxrebétnyj), Belarusian бесхрыбе́тны (bjesxrybjétny).

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Adjective edit

безхребе́тний (bezxrebétnyj) (abstract noun безхребе́тність)

  1. (literally) invertebrate, spineless, backboneless (having no spinal column)
    Antonym: хребе́тний (xrebétnyj)
  2. (figuratively) spineless, invertebrate, backboneless (cowardly)

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