spineless

About 0.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having no spines, prickles, or thorns.
2. adjective Having no spinal column.
3. adjective Cowardly, uncourageous; lacking character.

Similar words

gutless wishy-washy namby-pamby weak cowardly wimp feeble unarmed defenceless loose

Often followed by

and cactus as creature to or jellyfish coward people

Word family

spinelessly spinelessness spinelessnesses