spinelessadj.

/ˈspʌɪnlɪs/

Etymology: < spine n.¹

1. Of animals, plants, etc.: having no spines or sharp-pointed processes; not spinous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > projection or protuberance > [adjective] > pointed projection > spine > without

spineless1827

1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 223 Spineless Rats of the Old Continent.

1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 49 In domesticated plants they [spines] often entirely disappear, as in the Apple and Pear, the wild varieties of which are spiny, and the cultivated ones spineless.

1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 170/2 Scales of Cones [of a pine] spineless at apex.

1890 Cent. Dict. at Perch Spineless perch, a pirate-perch.

a. Having a weak or diseased spine; deprived or destitute of the natural strength or support of the spine; exhausted, limp.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of bones > [adjective] > disorders of specific bones

subscapular1634

spinal1839

spineless1860

Osgood–Schlatter1912

1860 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 25 Feb. 418/2 A whole family of Sprites, consisting of a remarkably stout father and three spineless sons.

1876 M. Bothmer German Home Life 237 The sole heir to a vast property was a delicate spineless boy.

1890 W. S. Gilbert Foggerty's Fairy & Other Tales 97 He found Mrs. Pintle..reclining in a spineless way on a comfortable sofa.

b. Lacking moral force, resolution, or vigour; marked by weakness or instability of character; feeble, flabby, irresolute.

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

1885 Voice (N.Y.) 17 Dec. 2 We are sick of this spineless way of treating violators of law.

1891 M. M. Dowie Girl in Karpathians 209 She had married this spineless person, broken him of his drinking habits.

1892 R. Kipling in Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Mar. 3/1 Clamouring for the aid of a spineless Government.

Derivatives

ˈspinelessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

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

wokelya1000

unwrastlyc1050

unthildilyc1225

fraillya1300

weaklya1616

akratically1913

spinelessly1977

1977 J. Porter Who the Heck is Sylvia? xii. 110 Capitulating as spinelessly as usual, Miss Jones..unfastened her seat belt.

ˈspinelessness 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

1920 Chambers's Jrnl. 18 Dec. 35/2 His spinelessness and low tastes.

1948 A. L. Rowse End of Epoch 186 The spinelessness, the disastrous disunity of the liberal elements in Germany.

1960 Middlesex Hospital Jrnl. Jan.–Feb. 12/1 At interviews, the salesman applicant has to steer a course between spinelessness and cockiness.

1981 P. Craig & M. Cadogan Lady Investigates xi. 214 Gregory's vacillation..seems to be an example of the kind of spinelessness that he usually condemns in others.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	spineless
释义	spinelessadj. /ˈspʌɪnlɪs/ Etymology: < spine n.¹ 1. Of animals, plants, etc.: having no spines or sharp-pointed processes; not spinous. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > projection or protuberance > [adjective] > pointed projection > spine > without spineless1827 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 223 Spineless Rats of the Old Continent. 1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 49 In domesticated plants they [spines] often entirely disappear, as in the Apple and Pear, the wild varieties of which are spiny, and the cultivated ones spineless. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 170/2 Scales of Cones [of a pine] spineless at apex. 1890 Cent. Dict. at Perch Spineless perch, a pirate-perch. 2. a. Having a weak or diseased spine; deprived or destitute of the natural strength or support of the spine; exhausted, limp. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of bones > [adjective] > disorders of specific bones subscapular1634 spinal1839 spineless1860 Osgood–Schlatter1912 1860 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 25 Feb. 418/2 A whole family of Sprites, consisting of a remarkably stout father and three spineless sons. 1876 M. Bothmer German Home Life 237 The sole heir to a vast property was a delicate spineless boy. 1890 W. S. Gilbert Foggerty's Fairy & Other Tales 97 He found Mrs. Pintle..reclining in a spineless way on a comfortable sofa. b. Lacking moral force, resolution, or vigour; marked by weakness or instability of character; feeble, flabby, irresolute. 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 1885 Voice (N.Y.) 17 Dec. 2 We are sick of this spineless way of treating violators of law. 1891 M. M. Dowie Girl in Karpathians 209 She had married this spineless person, broken him of his drinking habits. 1892 R. Kipling in Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Mar. 3/1 Clamouring for the aid of a spineless Government. Derivatives ˈspinelessly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adverb] > with weakness of character or will wokelya1000 unwrastlyc1050 unthildilyc1225 fraillya1300 weaklya1616 akratically1913 spinelessly1977 1977 J. Porter Who the Heck is Sylvia? xii. 110 Capitulating as spinelessly as usual, Miss Jones..unfastened her seat belt. ˈspinelessness 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 1920 Chambers's Jrnl. 18 Dec. 35/2 His spinelessness and low tastes. 1948 A. L. Rowse End of Epoch 186 The spinelessness, the disastrous disunity of the liberal elements in Germany. 1960 Middlesex Hospital Jrnl. Jan.–Feb. 12/1 At interviews, the salesman applicant has to steer a course between spinelessness and cockiness. 1981 P. Craig & M. Cadogan Lady Investigates xi. 214 Gregory's vacillation..seems to be an example of the kind of spinelessness that he usually condemns in others. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1827
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