square-shouldered

[ skwair-shohl-derd ]

/ ˈskwɛərˈʃoʊl dərd /

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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 sail, square serif, square set, square shake, square shooter, square-shouldered, square splice, squaresville, squaretail, square the circle, square tin

How to use square-shouldered in a sentence

The Republican Party cannot walk away with the same square shouldered self-pity as Sanford.
GOP Lothario Losers|John Batchelor|June 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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
The woman at the gate was a tall, square-shouldered woman, with a hard, lined and almost masculine countenance.
Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross|Alice B. Emerson
The square-shouldered young man looked after the equipage with an odd expression of countenance.
Cap'n Eri|Joseph Crosby Lincoln

The younger man glanced at the square-shouldered erect figure and strong dark face with deep interest.
Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3)|Mary Cholmondeley
What was this little square-shouldered bird that kept uttering a shrill scream, which he seemed to mistake for a song?
Birds of the Rockies|Leander Sylvester Keyser