ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Spinely

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈspaɪnli/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Spinely is an adjective meaning (rare, nonstandard) Like or resembling a spine; spinal.

Meaning

(rare, nonstandard) Like or resembling a spine; spinal.

Example Sentences

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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spiny, spinous, spined, spinelike, spindlelike, spiry.

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