spinelessly
- adverb
- /ˈspaɪnˌlɛsli/
- Offensive
:
cobardemente
- She spinelessly allowed her boss to take credit for her work.
Examples
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He spinelessly backed down from the argument instead of standing up for his beliefs.
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In light of recent reforms in Cuba, they have now presumably become too spinelessly bourgeois for your broadcasts.
Blog text (21) -
So, naturally, Obama spinelessly and cynically joined in on the attack and threw General Clark under the bus.
Blog text (13) -
This is why, before retweeting certain pieces that were written about the video game trailer to show support for them, I waited, spinelessly, for someone else to retweet those pieces first.
Blog text (21) -
Instead of confronting the issue, he spinelessly avoided the conversation altogether.
Synonyms
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In a very frightened way that shows no courage
Acting in a scared way and avoiding conflict
In a cowardly way that shows no courage
In a way that shows little courage or confidence
In a way that shows someone cannot decide clearly
In a weak, quiet way that shows little confidence
Antonyms
How Courageous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spinelessly comes from the word spine meaning 'backbone' plus the ending -less meaning 'without' and -ly to show how something is done; by picture this means 'without a backbone' and is used to say someone acts 'without courage' or cowardly.