Lacking any backbone

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• Cowardly way to cut down on fish preparation?

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"cowardly," 1900, from gut (n.) in the figurative "spirit" sense (see guts ) + -less . Literal sense is from c.1600. Related: Gutlessly .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
gutless \gut"less\ adj. lacking courage or vitality; as, he was a yellow gutless worm. Opposite of gutsy . Syn: spineless.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context informal English) cowardly; lacking courage or morals.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. lacking courage or vitality; "he was a yellow gutless worm"; "a spineless craven fellow" [syn: spineless ] [ant: gutsy ]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a gutless decision EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Dot realized she'd already left to visit the man who was a gutless jink. ▪ That is why the gutless time-servers at the Polytechnic asked me to leave. ▪ You were gutless , ...