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Definition of Hunchbacked
1. Adjective. Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column.
Similar to: Unfit
Derivative terms: Crookback, Gibbosity, Gibbousness, Kyphosis
Definition of Hunchbacked
1. a. Having a humped back.
Definition of Hunchbacked
1. Adjective. Having an abnormally curved or hunched back ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hunchbacked
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hunchbacked
Literary usage of Hunchbacked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Filipino Popular Tales by Dean Spruill Fansler (1921)
"It runs thus: — There were seven hunchbacked brothers that looked just alike.
One of them married, and maintained the other six in his house. ..."
2. The Speaker's Garland: Comprising 100 Choice Selections by Phineas Garrett (1892)
"THE hunchbacked SINGER. ... hunchbacked, look you, and a fright Caliban himself,
... hunchbacked ..."
3. Roman Legends: A Collection of the Fables and Folk-lore of Rome by Rachel Harriette Busk (1877)
"Good people,' said our hunchback—now hunchbacked no more—' I thank you much for
ridding me of my hump and making me a well-grown lad. ..."
4. German-English medical dictionary by Joseph R. Waller (1898)
"Brüten, v., to brood. Buckel, m., humpback; hunch, hump, boss, knob, scoliosis.
Bucklig, a., hunchbacked ..."
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