Humpbacked
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Humpbacked is an adjective meaning Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
Meaning
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
More Meanings
- Being a humpback bridge.
- simple past and past participle of humpback
Example Sentences
All modern camels are humpbacked creatures, but the number of humps depends on the species.
There was a little stream, or brook, never dry, flowing, now slow, now with torrential rapidity, for ever in its narrow ditch. Unsteadily a rustic bridge bestrode its dark waters, a rustic humpbacked bridge, in a state of extreme dilapidation.
Word Forms
- hump-backed
Synonyms for humpbacked
Depending on context, synonyms include hunchbacked, kyphotic, unfit, hunchback, humped, crookback.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include humped, crookback, hunchbacked, hunchback, unfit, humpable.
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