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humpbacked

hump·backed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huhmp-bakt]
    • /ˈhʌmpˌbækt/
    • /ˈhʌmp.bækt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huhmp-bakt]
    • /ˈhʌmpˌbækt/

Definitions of humpbacked word

  • adjective humpbacked having a hump on the back. 1
  • noun humpbacked Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition. 1

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Origin of humpbacked

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; blend of huckbacked (huck haunch + backed) and crumpbacked (Old English crump crooked + backed)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Humpbacked

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

humpbacked popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

humpbacked usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for humpbacked

adj humpbacked

  • damaged — injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
  • awry — If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
  • misshapen — badly shaped; deformed.
  • twisted — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
  • gnarled — (of trees) full of or covered with gnarls; bent; twisted.

adjective humpbacked

  • disfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfigure.
  • distorted — not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life.

Antonyms for humpbacked

adj humpbacked

  • ok — all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
  • beautiful — A beautiful person is very attractive to look at.
  • graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
  • shapely — having a pleasing shape, especially with reference to a woman's figure.
  • symmetrical — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.

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