adjective
- having a back that is curved or bent forward, typically due to a spinal deformity
Usage: sometimes considered offensive; ‘having kyphosis’ or ‘having a spinal curvature’ may be preferred
Examples
- The hunchbacked figure walked slowly down the cobblestone street.
- In the story, the hunchbacked bell-ringer lived in the cathedral tower.
- The old woman appeared hunchbacked from years of hard labor.
- Victor Hugo’s novel features a hunchbacked character named Quasimodo.
- The hunchbacked posture made it difficult for him to look up at the sky.
- She portrayed a hunchbacked witch in the school play.