aspiny

A1S1P3I1N1Y4

adjective

Lacking spines (“sharp protrusions”)

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Meanings

adjectiveaspiny (comparative more aspiny, superlative most aspiny)

comparative more aspiny · superlative most aspiny

  1. anatomyLacking spines (“sharp protrusions”)

Origin

From a- + spiny; an unusual use of a-, perhaps to avoid confusion with the metaphorical senses of spineless and the polysemy of spine itself.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

yapsin
Cite this entry
APA

aspiny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aspiny

MLA

“aspiny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aspiny. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aspiny,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aspiny.

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