adj.

1. Lacking courage or willpower.
2. Biology.
   1. Having no spiny processes.
   2. Lacking a spinal column; invertebrate.

spinelessly spine'less·ly adv.
spinelessness spine'less·ness n.

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adj

Definition: cowardly
Antonyms: bold, brave, strong

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: weak in willpower
  Synonyms: namby-pamby, wishy-washy

Meaning #2: lacking courage or vitality
  Synonym: gutless

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - holdningsløs, uden rygrad, karakterløs, slap, leddeløs, hvirvelløs, uden torne

Nederlands (Dutch)
laf, karakterloos, ongewerveld

Français (French)
adj. - invertébré, mou

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rückgratlos, feig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ασπόνδυλος, (μτφ.) πειθήνιος, δουλοπρεπής, αναποφάσιστος

Italiano (Italian)
pusillanime

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - covarde

Русский (Russian)
беспозвоночный, сутулый, бесхарактерный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - invertebrado, sin espinas, sin púas, sin carácter

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ryggradslös, karaktärslös, obeslutsam, hållningslös

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
无脊椎的, 懦弱的, 没有骨气的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無脊椎的, 懦弱的, 沒有骨氣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 등뼈가 없는, 줏대가 없는, 가시가 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無脊椎の, 針のない, 意気地のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ضعيف الارادة, لا فقاري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר שדרה, נטול אופי, הפכפך, לא יציב‬

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