Crookback (Adjective)
Meaning
Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The crookbacked man shuffled along the sidewalk, his bent frame causing him to lurch from side to side.
- She tried to ignore the mocking comments from her classmates about her crookbacked posture, but they still stung.
- As she aged, the osteoporosis left her with a noticeably crookbacked appearance that made it difficult for her to walk.
- After the car accident, the doctor informed him that he would be left with a crookbacked spine and a lifelong dependency on pain medication.
- Years of hunching over at his desk had given the old man a pronounced crookbacked appearance that was painful to behold.