crookback

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noun

A crooked back, or a person with such a back; a hunchback.

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crookbackedhumpedhumpbackedhunchbackedgibbouskyphoticunfithumpback
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Meanings

nouncrookback (plural crookbacks)

plural crookbacks

  1. A crooked back, or a person with such a back; a hunchback.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column

Similar
crookbackedhumpedhumpbackedhunchbackedgibbouskyphoticunfit

nouna person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine

Similar
humpbackhunchback
Broader
cripple
Also see
crookbackedgibboushumpbackhumpbackedhumpedhunchbackhunchbackedkyphotic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From crook + back.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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