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spinelessly

spinelessly

8.2
In a way that has no spine like a jellyfish or worm
  • adverb
  • /ˈspaɪnˌlɛsli/
translation icon : sin columna vertebral
  • Under the microscope, the juvenile worm moved spinelessly across the slide, its body soft and flexible.

Examples

  • Some sea creatures move spinelessly, allowing them to squeeze through narrow spaces.

  • The jellyfish drifted spinelessly through the clear ocean water.

  • The jellyfish moves spinelessly through the water.

  • Animals like slugs and worms often live spinelessly.

  • The jellyfish drifted spinelessly through the clear ocean water.

  • Under the microscope, the juvenile worm moved spinelessly across the slide, its body soft and flexible.

  • Some sea creatures glide spinelessly, adapting easily to their surroundings.

Synonyms

bonelessly
vsspinelessly
1 6.6

Move in a limp way, without strength or firmness

specifies absence of a spinal column rather than general limpness

Surface Forms

spinelessly positive

Morphology

spinelessly = spineless (transparent) = spine + less + ly

Formed by adding '-less' to 'spine' and the adverbial '-ly'; in the anatomical sense the meaning is directly derived from 'spine' + '-less'.

Etymology

Spinelessly comes from the word spine meaning 'backbone' plus the ending -less meaning 'without' and -ly to show how something is done, so it literally means 'in a way without a backbone' and is used for animals or bodies that move without a spine.