hunchbacked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hunchbacked
1590–1600; blend of huckbacked see ( humpbacked ) and bunchbacked
Example Sentences
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That is, the hunchbacked hangman’s line from “Blazing Saddles”: “This one is a doozy.”
From New York Times
One hundred wedding trunks could not buy Awaiting Marriage even a hunchbacked, lame-footed husband.
From Literature
Rigoletto, a hunchbacked jester at the court of the Duke of Mantua, is approached at night by a mysterious man who says he’s an assassin for hire, should Rigoletto ever need such services.
From New York Times
He was probably frowning, deep in character as Richard III, the conniving, hunchbacked king of England, but inside, Halsey was chuckling away.
From Literature
For the future “great man” of French literature, the book’s main attraction was the gothic cathedral itself, not its hunchbacked bell-ringer.
From The Guardian
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