backbonelessadj.

Etymology: Formed as backboned adj. + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: backˈboneless.

Destitute of backbone or strength of character.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > weak in character or will

nesheOE

feeblec1200

softc1275

weaka1425

infirm1526

lithya1533

unheaded1577

spiritless1595

pappy1597

irresolute1600

marrowless1607

seducible1613

wax-nosedc1615

unsinewy?1623

reedy1628

swayable1642

short-spirited1647

weak-headed1654

lath-backed1676

will-less?1680

tiffany-trader1702

weak-minded1716

lax1751

lax-fibred1762

nerveless1783

wishy-washy1801

marcid1822

molluscous1836

boneless1848

weedy1849

putty-headed1857

flabby1862

weak-kneed1863

fibreless1864

invertebrate1867

chinless1881

backboneless1882

featherweight1885

spineless1885

weak-willed1885

totter-kneed1887

akratic1896

effete1905

weakling1906

gutless1915

willowish1919

Milquetoast1932

nannified1960

ball-less1967

the world > animals > invertebrates > [adjective]

invertebral1804

invertebrated1809

invertebrate1819

avertebrated1860

askeletal1887

backboneless1925

1882 J. Payn For Cash Only III. xlviii. 260 Mildred's pride was of the most backboneless description, a mere social conceit.

1886 Punch 17 July 28/2 Think of a backboneless man, unable ‘to swim against the stream’.

1903 W. T. Arnold German Ambitions 89 Backboneless submissiveness to Britain.

1925 Glasgow Herald 1 Aug. 4/2 It [sc. hæmoglobin] has analogues like hæmocyanin (in many backboneless animals).

Derivatives

backˈbonelessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > weakness of character or will

unmighteOE

frailnessa1300

infirmityc1384

debility1474

brittleness1493

brucklenessc1500

weak side1668

weakness1748

washiness1763

feebleness1809–10

enervation1849

weak-mindedness1854

feet of clay1859

will-lessness1865

bonelessness1869

molluscousness1870

limpness1873

backbonelessness1882

invertebracy1882

weak-kneedness1882

invertebrateness1884

spinelessness1920

gutlessness1936

1882 Standard 3 Mar. 3/6 Backbonelessness and apathy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	backboneless
释义	backbonelessadj. Etymology: Formed as backboned adj. + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: backˈboneless. Destitute of backbone or strength of character. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > weak in character or will nesheOE feeblec1200 softc1275 weaka1425 infirm1526 lithya1533 unheaded1577 spiritless1595 pappy1597 irresolute1600 marrowless1607 seducible1613 wax-nosedc1615 unsinewy?1623 reedy1628 swayable1642 short-spirited1647 weak-headed1654 lath-backed1676 will-less?1680 tiffany-trader1702 weak-minded1716 lax1751 lax-fibred1762 nerveless1783 wishy-washy1801 marcid1822 molluscous1836 boneless1848 weedy1849 putty-headed1857 flabby1862 weak-kneed1863 fibreless1864 invertebrate1867 chinless1881 backboneless1882 featherweight1885 spineless1885 weak-willed1885 totter-kneed1887 akratic1896 effete1905 weakling1906 gutless1915 willowish1919 Milquetoast1932 nannified1960 ball-less1967 the world > animals > invertebrates > [adjective] invertebral1804 invertebrated1809 invertebrate1819 avertebrated1860 askeletal1887 backboneless1925 1882 J. Payn For Cash Only III. xlviii. 260 Mildred's pride was of the most backboneless description, a mere social conceit. 1886 Punch 17 July 28/2 Think of a backboneless man, unable ‘to swim against the stream’. 1903 W. T. Arnold German Ambitions 89 Backboneless submissiveness to Britain. 1925 Glasgow Herald 1 Aug. 4/2 It [sc. hæmoglobin] has analogues like hæmocyanin (in many backboneless animals). Derivatives backˈbonelessness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > weakness of character or will unmighteOE frailnessa1300 infirmityc1384 debility1474 brittleness1493 brucklenessc1500 weak side1668 weakness1748 washiness1763 feebleness1809–10 enervation1849 weak-mindedness1854 feet of clay1859 will-lessness1865 bonelessness1869 molluscousness1870 limpness1873 backbonelessness1882 invertebracy1882 weak-kneedness1882 invertebrateness1884 spinelessness1920 gutlessness1936 1882 Standard 3 Mar. 3/6 Backbonelessness and apathy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1882
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