spinely

English

Etymology

From spine +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspaɪnli/

Adjective

spinely (comparative more spinely, superlative most spinely)

  1. (rare, nonstandard) Like or resembling a spine; spinal.
    • 2010, Phil Drake, Fat Chance:
      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.
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