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- [huhnch-bakt]
- /ˈhʌntʃˌbækt/
- /ˈhʌntʃ.bæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhnch-bakt]
- /ˈhʌntʃˌbækt/
Definitions of hunchbacked word
- abbreviation HUNCHBACKED humpbacked. 1
- noun hunchbacked Having an abnormally curved or hunched back. 1
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Origin of hunchbacked
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; blend of huckbacked see (humpbacked) and bunchbacked
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Parts of speech for Hunchbacked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hunchbacked popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
hunchbacked usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hunchbacked
adj hunchbacked
- 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 hunchbacked
- 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 hunchbacked
adj hunchbacked
- 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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