spinely

adj
/ˈspaɪnli/

Etymology

From spine + -ly.

  1. derived from spīna
  2. derived from espine
  3. inherited from spyne
  4. suffixed as spinely — “spine + ly

Definitions

  1. Like or resembling a spine

    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.

The neighborhood

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