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spinely

/ˈspaɪnli/

spinely adjective: like or resembling a spine; spinal.

Adjective

spinely (comparative more spinely, superlative most spinely)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Like or resembling a spine; spinal.
    • Some say the mountains grew from a molehill: a tiny little bump in the road that at one time could have been removed easily. But the molehill grew, nearly overnight, and became a spooky and spinely, foreboding range known as the Belgies.2010, Phil Drake, Fat Chance

Forms of spinely

comparativemore spinely
superlativemost spinely

Origin of spinely

From spine + -ly.

Questions about spinely

What does spinely mean?
Spinely means like or resembling a spine; spinal.
What part of speech is spinely?
Spinely is an adjective.
How do you pronounce spinely?
Spinely is pronounced /ˈspaɪnli/.

Words near spinely in the dictionary

  1. spinelles
  2. spinellite
  3. spinellites
  4. spinellose
  5. spinels
  6. spinely
  7. Spineni
  8. spineplot
  9. spineplots
  10. Spiner
  11. Spiners

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