Stooped (Adjective)
Meaning
Having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The elderly man walked slowly down the street, his stooped posture making him appear even older than he was.
- As she grew older, she became increasingly stooped and had to use a walker to get around.
- The drawing of the old crone showed her as a stooped figure, bent over her wooden cane.
- Years of backbreaking labor had left him stooped and frail, with chronic back pain.
- The famous painter's self-portraits often depicted him as a stooped and introspective figure.