spined

English

Etymology

From spine +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪnd

Adjective

spined (comparative more spined, superlative most spined)

  1. (not comparable) Having spines, spiny.
    Antonyms: spineless, unspined, unspiny
    Coordinate terms: barbed, thorny
  2. (comparable, in combination, usually figuratively) Having a certain type of spine (backbone).
    Hyponym: spineless
    He's just another linguini-spined politician.

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