square-shouldered

[ skwair-shohl-derd ]

/ ˈskwɛərˈʃoʊl dərd /

adjective

having the shoulders held back, giving a straight form to the upper part of the back.

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Origin of square-shouldered

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby square-shouldered

square-bashing, square-dance, square-law, square-rigged, square-rigger, square-shouldered, square-toes, squared paper, squared ring, squared splice, squarehead

Example sentences from the Web for square-shouldered

Apart, square-shouldered and indomitable, stood a young man of twenty-six.
The Crossing|Winston Churchill
He was of the square-shouldered, easy-moving, rich-coloured type; just now his handsome eye looked perturbed.
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim|Frances Hodgson Burnett
One of them, a tall, square-shouldered warrior of middle-age, caught one of her arms and helped her up.
The Return of Tharn|Howard Carleton Browne
The upper part was inhabited by a collection of bottles, all square-shouldered and as like each other as peas.
The Shadow-Line|Joseph Conrad

The Germans are a big, square-shouldered, deep-chested race.
Diary of a Pilgrimage|Jerome K. Jerome

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