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Meanings of hunchbacked in English

Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column.

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Usage of hunchbacked in English
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Now another character entered-this a hunchbacked sibling of Pulcinella's-and summarily beheaded Donkey-Dick.
Imajica: Complete Edition
2
Another of the hunchbacked creatures dropped from above and slammed into him.
The Flood
3
Nothing had remained real but Stornham and Nigel and the little hunchbacked baby.
The Shuttle
4
It gave the cabin an odd unfinished look, a hunchbacked look.
Rite of Passage
5
Her hunchbacked sister stood by the hearth, staring toward the threshold.
J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5
6
Bean backpack was high on her shoulders, making her look hunchbacked.
Survival of the Fiercest
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The hunchbacked dwarf said, I cut off his testicles and he was mute.
The illuminatus! trilogy
8
A porter, hunchbacked and with long arms, stood at the door.
The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths
9
He was met by a lean hunchbacked old woman with a sharp chin.
The Bishop and Other Stories
10
It looks sleeker and more cohesive than the hunchbacked silhouette of some competitors.
News.com.au
11
The creatures were roughly humanoid, hunchbacked figures that looked partially rotted.
The Flood
12
She is little, and somewhat on one side, but she is not hunchbacked.
Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. and of the Regency — Volume 0...
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A large, thick-bodied vase, modeled to represent a hunchbacked human figure.
Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made Durin...
14
Was he not hunchbacked, or crooked, or something of that kind?
The Gadfly
15
A hunchbacked mutt named Quasi Modo has been crowned the world's ugliest dog.
The Guardian
16
The shuffling hunchbacked and fat-bellied gille figure is straight out of a nursery rhyme.
The Irish Times
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