spinelessness

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Etymology

From spineless +‎ -ness.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspɑɪn.ləs.nəs/

Noun

spinelessness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine (literally or figuratively)); cowardice.
    • 2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “IRP snuffs out 'levelling up'”, in RAIL, number 945, page 3:
      Johnson's political spinelessness is a betrayal not just of the North, but the whole country, and its ramifications will wreak havoc with the life chances and prospects of generations to come.

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