If you’re spineless, you
‘re weak or cowardly
— or both. It would be spineless to watch a bully pick on someone much smaller and not try to intervene.
What type of word is spineless?
Having no spine.
How do you use spineless in a sentence?
- The spineless banker was too weak and pathetic to admit that he was the one who had stolen the money.
- Though he should have gone into the building to save the children, the spineless security officer was too cowardly to enter.
What does it mean to call someone a Panzee?
2a
offensive
: a weak or effeminate man or boy —used as a term of abuse and disparagement. b offensive : a gay man —used as a term of abuse and disparagement.
What does it mean to be gutless?
1 : lacking courage : cowardly. 2 : lacking significance
or vitality
.
How do you know if someone is spineless?
If you’re spineless, you’
re weak or cowardly
— or both. It would be spineless to watch a bully pick on someone much smaller and not try to intervene.
What is a spineless man?
A spineless person
does not have much determination and is not willing to take risks
: He was, she concluded, a spineless individual. Synonyms. gutless informal.
What do you call someone who has no backbone?
having no spine or backbone. having a weak spine; limp. without moral force, resolution, or courage;
feeble
: a spineless, lily-livered coward.
What does ineffectually mean?
1 :
not producing the proper or intended effect
: futile.
Is Spinelessly a word?
adj. 1.
Lacking courage or willpower
.
What does Wussie mean?
informal. :
a weak, cowardly
, or ineffectual person : wimp Don’t be such a wuss. acted like a total wuss I am not a wuss; I refuse to be undone by fear.—
What does Pansy girl mean?
Pansy Origin and Meaning
The name Pansy is a girl’s name of English origin meaning
“thought”
. Pansy is an early floral name that lost credibility when it became a derogatory slang term for gay people. Better these days: Posy or Poppy.
What does mean wimp?
:
a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person
.
What is a gutless wonder?
Filters. (slang, derogatory, idiomatic)
One who lacks guts or courage
; a coward. noun.
What’s the meaning of heartless?
Someone who’s
heartless is inconsiderate and insensitive to other people’s feelings
. It would be heartless to smash a little kid’s carefully carved Jack o’ lantern. A heartless person might respond glibly to a friend’s sad story about his sick grandmother, or push a hungry cat out the door on a rainy night.
Is Gutlessly a word?
adj.
lacking courage
, substance, or vigor; weak or cowardly.
