humped
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of humped
Example Sentences
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I elbowed her aside and peered down over Aunt Fannie’s humped shoulder, into the depths of the marble.
From Literature
It was in a humped position while walking and seemed unable to move, indicating severe abdominal pain, officers said.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet for their size, they are graceful swimmers, easing through the water with arched dives of their humped back that give them their name, and lifting their flukes as they dive.
From Seattle Times
It has cloned critically endangered, double-humped wild Bactrian camels using the eggs and surrogate mothers of single humped camels, Wani said.
From Reuters
At first, he was confident that the bear he shot at seven times was a black bear because the animal didn’t have a grizzly’s characteristically humped back, he allegedly told Crane, the game warden.
From Seattle Times
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