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as in weak
lacking strength of will or character
a spineless man who let his wife make all the decisions
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as in cowardly
having or showing a shameful lack of courage
spineless seamen who trembled at the first roar of the cannon
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as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking strength of will or character
the spinelessness that the grown woman has shown in dealing with her overbearing mother
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as in fearfulness
a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
charged the midshipman with sickening spinelessness under fire
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