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Definition of Hunched
1. Adjective. Having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect. "A little oldish misshapen stooping woman"
Definition of Hunched
1. Verb. (past of hunch) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hunched
1. hunch [v] - See also: hunch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hunched
Literary usage of Hunched
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"bow-backed (rare), hunched, gibbous (chiefly spec.). hundred, n. century,
centred (hist. .... hunched ..."
2. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
"Anders led them through to a small outer room where Schiller was hunched over a
counter top with a technician. Resting beneath his fingers on a layer of ..."
3. A System of Natural History: Containing Scientific and Popular Descriptions by Georges Cuvier (1834)
"The breed of the bison, or hunched ox, fills all the southern provinces, at this
present time. In the whole continent of India ; the islands of the South ..."
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