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Swedish
Etymology
ryggrad (“spine”) + -s- + lös (“-less”)
Adjective
ryggradslös (not comparable)
- invertebrate (having no spine)
ryggradslösa djur- invertebrates ("spineless animals")
- (figuratively) spineless (having or showing weak character)
De böjer sig för varenda krav. De är ryggradslösa.- They bend to every demand. They are spineless.
ryggradslöst uppförande- spineless behavior
ryggradslösa kräk- spineless bastards
Declension
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
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