Swaybacked

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a sagged back.

    "swaybacked horse"

  2. 2
    Having sagged or hollow surface.

    "swaybacked roof"

  3. 3
    Old. figuratively

    "swaybacked book"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bandybandy-leggedblemishedbloatedbowleggedclub-footed

Etymology

From swayback + -ed.

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