Downbent
//ˈdaʊnbɛnt// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Bent downward.
"Beforetime of all Gods one have I seen in pain, / One only Titan bound with adamantine chain, / Atlas in strength supreme, who groaning stoops, downbent / Under the burthen of the earth and heaven's broad firmament."
Example
More examples"Beforetime of all Gods one have I seen in pain, / One only Titan bound with adamantine chain, / Atlas in strength supreme, who groaning stoops, downbent / Under the burthen of the earth and heaven's broad firmament."
Etymology
From down- + bent.
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