1. having a bent or curved back; hunchbacked
Usage: often considered offensive when used to describe a person; archaic or literary usage

Examples

• The old crookbacked gardener tended the roses with care.
• In the fairy tale, the crookbacked witch lived in a cottage at the edge of the forest.
• The crookbacked posture of the elderly man suggested years of hard labor.
• Shakespeare's Richard III is sometimes depicted as crookbacked in theatrical productions.
• The crookbacked tree had grown that way due to strong winds in its youth.