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CROOKBACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
Synonyms:
crookback; humpback; hunchback
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("crookback" is a kind of...):
cripple (someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back)
Derivation:
crookback (characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
Synonyms:
crookback; crookbacked; gibbous; humpbacked; humped; hunchbacked; kyphotic
Classified under:
Similar:
unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)
Derivation:
crookback (a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine)
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