invertebracyn.

Brit.

/ɪnˈvəːtᵻbrəsi/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈvərdəbrəsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: invertebrate adj., -acy suffix.

Etymology: < invertebrate adj.: see -acy suffix.

Lack of courage, resolve, or strength of purpose; disinclination to act or assert oneself; weakness, timidity, spinelessness. Cf. invertebrate adj. 2, invertebrate n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > weakness of character or will

unmighteOE

frailnessa1300

infirmityc1384

debility1474

brittleness1493

brucklenessc1500

weak side1668

weakness1748

washiness1763

feebleness1809–10

enervation1849

weak-mindedness1854

feet of clay1859

will-lessness1865

bonelessness1869

molluscousness1870

limpness1873

backbonelessness1882

invertebracy1882

weak-kneedness1882

invertebrateness1884

spinelessness1920

gutlessness1936

1882 Independent (N.Y.) 21 Dec. 2/1 By reason of this double invertebracy the students have it all their own way.

1886 N.Y. Daily Tribune 23 Dec. 4/4 A person may present externally a vertebrate appearance, and only reveal his hopeless invertebracy when brought face to face with some critical situation.

1922 E. T. Raymond Mr. Lloyd George xviii. 272 Their invertebracy on the question of ‘making Germany pay’ and ‘hanging the Kaiser’ was only part of their general fear.

1953 Mil. Rev. May 92/1 The invertebracy of its [sc. Rome's] reliance on foreign auxiliaries to fight those battles it had been unsuccessful in avoiding.

2008 Daily Tel. 29 July 18/6 My psychological inertia is nothing compared to the quivering invertebracy of these Labour plotters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	invertebracy
释义	invertebracyn. Brit. /ɪnˈvəːtᵻbrəsi/, U.S. /ᵻnˈvərdəbrəsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: invertebrate adj., -acy suffix. Etymology: < invertebrate adj.: see -acy suffix. Lack of courage, resolve, or strength of purpose; disinclination to act or assert oneself; weakness, timidity, spinelessness. Cf. invertebrate adj. 2, invertebrate n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > weakness of character or will unmighteOE frailnessa1300 infirmityc1384 debility1474 brittleness1493 brucklenessc1500 weak side1668 weakness1748 washiness1763 feebleness1809–10 enervation1849 weak-mindedness1854 feet of clay1859 will-lessness1865 bonelessness1869 molluscousness1870 limpness1873 backbonelessness1882 invertebracy1882 weak-kneedness1882 invertebrateness1884 spinelessness1920 gutlessness1936 1882 Independent (N.Y.) 21 Dec. 2/1 By reason of this double invertebracy the students have it all their own way. 1886 N.Y. Daily Tribune 23 Dec. 4/4 A person may present externally a vertebrate appearance, and only reveal his hopeless invertebracy when brought face to face with some critical situation. 1922 E. T. Raymond Mr. Lloyd George xviii. 272 Their invertebracy on the question of ‘making Germany pay’ and ‘hanging the Kaiser’ was only part of their general fear. 1953 Mil. Rev. May 92/1 The invertebracy of its [sc. Rome's] reliance on foreign auxiliaries to fight those battles it had been unsuccessful in avoiding. 2008 Daily Tel. 29 July 18/6 My psychological inertia is nothing compared to the quivering invertebracy of these Labour plotters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882
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