hunchbacked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hunchbacked
1590–1600; blend of huckbacked see ( humpbacked ) and bunchbacked
Example Sentences
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Hunchbacked, he dragged himself over to me, and despite his size, we were eye-to-eye.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Hunchbacked and broken, crooked though they be, Let us still love them, for they still have souls.
From The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker by Baudelaire, Charles
Great you call Demosthenes, Stutt'ring orator of Greece; Hunchbacked �sop you deem wise;— In your circle, I surmise, I am doubly wise and great.
From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Karpeles, Gustav
In the second part, the old tale of "The Three Hunchbacked Fiddlers" is illustrated with equal felicity.
From George Cruikshank by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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