hunchbacked

C2 Topic:Describing People
US /ˈhʌntʃˌbækt/ UK /ˈhʌntʃbækt/
adj Freq #78081

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    having a back that is markedly rounded or curved outward

    The hunchbacked figure leaned heavily on a cane.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · having a back that is... humpbackedkyphotic
Opposites
straight-backed
Word family
Related forms hunchbackkyphosis

Etymology

Formed in English from hunchback and the adjective-forming suffix -ed; hunchback itself combines hunch, referring to a rounded projection, with back.

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