Spineless and Unable

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Spineless adjective - Lacking strength of will or character.

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Unable and spineless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unable" instead an adjective "Spineless".

Unable adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.

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Spineless and unable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Spineless" instead an adjective "Unable".

He's unable to resist, or make any attempt to escape, mostly because he's too meek and spineless.

Source: Forced into Evil
Godai starts the series as an indisputable Nice Guy — spineless to the point of being completely unable to stand up for himself, running away from his problems, and generally being mediocre.

Source: Analysis / Maison Ikkoku

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