an invertebrate Congress that blithely went along with the President's ill-conceived plan
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First Known Use: 1819
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearcharacterless, effete, frail, namby-pamby, nerveless, soft, spineless, weak, weak-kneed, weakened, weakling, wimpish, wimpy, wishy-washy;
ethical, good, moral, principled, right, righteous, upright, virtuous;
flabby, flaccid, forceless, ineffective, ineffectual;
impotent, impuissant, powerless;
lamblike, meek, pliable, submissive;
corrupt, dastardly, unprincipled, unscrupulous, villainous;
cowardly, craven, fainthearted, lily-livered, nebbishy, poltroon, pusillanimous, sissy, timid;
Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for invertebrate Spanish Central: Translation of invertebrate Nglish: Translation of invertebrate for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about invertebrate
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