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spinelessly

/ˈspaɪnɫəsli/ adv

In a spineless manner.

Word Origin Spinelessly combines Latin spina 'spine' with the Old English suffix -less, meaning 'without a spine.' The Latin spina originally meant 'thorn' — so a spine is like a thorny backbone. That's why spineless means lacking courage or resolve, and spinelessly is doing something in a weak, unbackboned way. The root also gives us spinal and spiny (thorny).

adv In a spineless manner.

He spinelessly agreed to all their demands without offering any resistance.

(副词) 怯懦地；胆小地

他毫无骨气地同意了他们的所有要求，没有进行任何抵抗。

(adverbio) sin carácter; débilmente; cobardemente; blandamente [Sin carácter; de manera débil o cobarde.]

Aceptó **sin carácter** todas sus exigencias sin ofrecer ninguna resistencia.

(adverbe) lâchement; veulement; mollement [D'une manière lâche, sans courage ni fermeté, en cédant sans résistance.]

Il accepta spinelessly toutes leurs exigences sans opposer la moindre résistance.

(Adverb) rückgratlos; charakterlos [Auf eine charakterlose oder willensschwache Weise.]

Er stimmte **spinelessly** allen ihren Forderungen zu, ohne Widerstand zu leisten.

(副詞) 気骨なく、意気地なく

彼は彼らの要求に対して何の抵抗もせず、意気地なくすべてに同意した。

(advérbio) covardemente; fracamente; sem carácter [De maneira covarde.]

Ele concordou covardemente com todas as exigências deles sem oferecer nenhuma resistência.

Synonyms: cowardly timidly weakly irresolutely feebly submissively pusillanimously faint-heartedly Antonyms: courageously bravely boldly resolutely
Word parts: spine + less + ly

Related words

spine spinal spiny spinney

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