Meanings
adjectiveswaybacked (comparative more swaybacked, superlative most swaybacked)
comparative more swaybacked · superlative most swaybacked · alternative sway-backed
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Swedish svankryggig, svanka
- svankryggighaving a sagged back
- svankahaving sagged or hollow surface
- skamfiladfiguratively, old
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APA
swaybacked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swaybacked
MLA
“swaybacked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swaybacked. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swaybacked,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swaybacked.
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