downbent

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/ˈdaʊnbɛnt/

adjective

Bent downward.

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Meanings

adjectivedownbent (comparative more downbent, superlative most downbent)

comparative more downbent · superlative most downbent

  1. Bent downward.

    Beforetime of all Gods one have I seen in pain, / One only Titan bound with adamantine chain, / Atlas in strength supreme, who groaning stoops, downbent / Under the burthen of the earth and heaven's broad firmament.

    1924, G. M. Cookson, Prometheus Bound

Origin

From down- + bent.

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APA

downbent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downbent

MLA

“downbent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downbent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downbent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downbent.

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