Broken-backed
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having a broken back.
- 2 Drooping at each end because of a damaged spine.
- 3 Decrepit, weakened.
- 4 Of a war or warfare: continuing after the main force has been destroyed or significantly weakened, for example after a devastating nuclear strike.
Adjective
- 1 (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end wordnet
- 2 having the spine damaged wordnet
- 3 (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth wordnet
Synonyms
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