Humped (Adjective)
Meaning
Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The elderly woman's humped back made her appear even shorter than she was.
- The doctor specialized in treating teenage girls with humped spines caused by poor posture and genetic predisposition.
- As she aged, her humped shoulders became more pronounced, giving her a perpetual stoop.
- After years of osteoporosis, the elderly man's humped back had become a defining feature of his frail physique.
- The scoliosis patient's X-rays revealed a severe humped curvature of the spine that would require corrective surgery.