crookback | ||
1. | [ adjective ] characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column | |
Synonyms: | humped humpbacked hunchback hunchbacked crookbacked | |
Related terms: | unfit | |
2. | [ adjective ] characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column | |
Synonyms: | gibbous humpbacked humped hunchback hunchbacked kyphotic crookbacked | |
Related terms: | unfit | |
3. | [ noun ] (medicine) a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine | |
Synonyms: | hunchback humpback | |
Related terms: | cripple | |
Similar spelling: |
crookbacked crossbar crosby Crosbie crackpot crack-up crack_up |