broken-backed

adjective

Having a broken back.

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damagedunfithoggedconvexbulging
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Meanings

adjectivebroken-backed (comparative more broken-backed, superlative most broken-backed)

comparative more broken-backed · superlative most broken-backed

  1. Having a broken back.
  2. nauticalDrooping at each end because of a damaged spine.
  3. Decrepit, weakened.
  4. governmentOf a war or warfare: continuing after the main force has been destroyed or significantly weakened, for example after a devastating nuclear strike.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving the spine damaged

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damaged

adjective(of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth

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unfit

adjective(of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end

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hoggedconvexbulging
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bulgingconvexhoggedunfit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

broken-backed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broken-backed

MLA

“broken-backed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broken-backed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broken-backed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broken-backed.

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