humpbacked

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column

Etymology

From hump + backed.

In classic literature

Synonyms

crookback, crookbacked, humped, hunchbacked, gibbous, kyphotic

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