backboneless

adjective

back·​bone·​less

1

: without backbone or a backbone

2

: spineless, pliant

a backboneless submission to ill-treatment

backbonelessness

(ˈ)⸗ˈ⸗⸗nə̇s

noun

plural -es

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for backboneless

• boneless