noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A crooked back, or a person with such a back; a hunchback.
2. 2
   a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine wordnet

Adjective

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

camelbackcleft palateclubfootcrookbackedcrookbackeddeformity

Etymology

From crook + back.

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