crookback

An archaic adjective describing someone with a hunched or crooked back; no longer in common use.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das eine Person mit buckligem oder krummem Rücken beschreibt; wird in der Alltagssprache nicht mehr verwendet.

1. Having a curved spine C2 formal medical

   Characterized by or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormal curvature of the upper spine resulting in a hunched back.

   • The old man was crookback from years of poor posture and disease.
   • In medieval times, a crookback person was often unfairly stigmatized.
   • The medical text described the crookback condition in detail.

   🇩🇪Bucklig

   Synonyme: bentgibboushumpbackedhunchbackedkyphoticstooped

• more crookback comparative form
• most crookback superlative form

A noun referring to a person whose back is hunched due to abnormal curvature of the upper spine.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Person mit einem buckligen oder stark gekrümmten Rücken bezeichnet, oft aufgrund einer Wirbelsäulenverkrümmung.

1. Hunchbacked person C2 formal

   A person whose back is hunched due to abnormal curvature of the upper spine.

   • The old legend spoke of a crookback who lived in the tower.
   • In medieval times, a crookback was often portrayed as a villain.
   • The character in the play was a crookback, which added to his mysterious aura.

   🇩🇪Buckliger

   Synonyme: humpbackhunchback

• crookbacks plural form
• crookbacks' possessive plural form
• crookback's possessive singular form