round-shouldered

[round-shohl-derd, -shohl-]

adjective

having the shoulders bent forward, giving a rounded form to the upper part of the back.

Origin of round-shouldered

First recorded in 1580–90

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Historical Examples of round-shouldered

He nodded to the round-shouldered man who sat smoking on the doorstep.
A Breath of Prairie and other stories
Will Lillibridge
Ye're goin' to make thim near-sighted an' round-shouldered,' I says.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War
Finley Peter Dunne
She seemed so small, so round-shouldered—so different from what he had expected.
Special Messenger
Robert W. Chambers
That if one sleeps with one's head on a high pillow one will be round-shouldered.
The American Credo
George Jean Nathan
Marcus was small, round-shouldered, spindle-shanked, and freckle-faced.
Boyhood in Norway
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

British Dictionary definitions for round-shouldered

round-shouldered

adjective

denoting a faulty posture characterized by drooping shoulders and a slight forward bending of the back

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round-shouldered in Medicine

round-shouldered

adj.

Having the shoulders and upper back rounded.