Backboneless
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Without a backbone; invertebrate. literally, not-comparable
"Once, like a drunken man, I lurched forward, and fell upon my knees. Such was my backboneless state that for some seconds I remained where I was, half disposed to let things slide, accept the good the gods had sent me, and make a night of it just there."
- 2 Cowardly, spineless. figuratively, not-comparable
Example
More examples"Once, like a drunken man, I lurched forward, and fell upon my knees. Such was my backboneless state that for some seconds I remained where I was, half disposed to let things slide, accept the good the gods had sent me, and make a night of it just there."
Etymology
From backbone + -less.
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