hunchbacked

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhʌntʃbækt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hunch′bakt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hunch•backed  (hunch′bakt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Pathologyhumpbacked.
  • blend of, blended huckbacked see (humpbacked) and bunchbacked 1590–1600

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
hunch•back /ˈhʌntʃˌbæk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Pathologya person whose back is humped because of abnormal spinal curvature.
  2. Pathologyhumpback (def. 1).
hunch•backed, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hunch•back  (hunch′bak′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pathologya person whose back is humped in a convex position because of abnormal spinal curvature. Cf. kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis.
  2. Pathologyhumpback (def. 1).
  • back formation from hunchbacked 1705–15

'hunchbacked' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
curb - gibbous - hunchback

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