spinely

English

Etymology

From spine +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spaɪnli/

Adjective

spinely (comparative more spinely, superlative most spinely)

1. Like or resembling a spine; spinal.
   • 2010, Phil Drake, Fat Chance:

     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.