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Meanings of humpbacked in inglês

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

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      Usage of humpbacked in inglês
      1
      She crossed the river, stopping for a moment on the humpbacked bridge.
      Into the Water
      2
      But we have been betrayed by a pot-bellied, humpbacked, and crabbed dwarf.
      Four Arthurian Romances
      3
      Distorted, humpbacked and barrel-chested, it scuttled on reed-thin legs to Goat's side.
      Rebels of the Red Planet
      4
      Why... they're little men... with long hair and funny clothes... and humpbacked.
      Prince Hagen
      5
      It was she who rescued me, General, she and the little humpbacked man.
      A Son of the Immortals
      6
      With these words, the humpbacked jailer ran off to the wine-shop.
      After Dark
      7
      Vervum was entering the vessel, preparing to pilot the humpbacked vehicle.
      Broken Circle
      8
      Pulfennia Ulubrana, one of Calvaster's great-aunts, was a dwarfish creature, humpbacked and clubfooted.
      The Unwilling Vestal
      9
      She bobbed her head toward a humpbacked rock in the foreground.
      Hula Done It?
      10
      Many promised him their voices: Fralegg the Strong, clever Alvyn Sharp, humpbacked Hotho Harlaw.
      A feast for crows
      11
      Over the centuries the community had grown outwards from a single humpbacked stone bridge.
      The Neutronium Alchemist
      12
      But he was not as wise as the humpbacked Manitou.
      Thirty Indian Legends
      13
      She indicated a small humpbacked trunk covered with moth-eaten horsehair.
      Ralestone Luck
      14
      Most of them were old-fashioned with humpbacked roofs and mean little doors and windows.
      Rivers of London
      15
      He was humpbacked, squinting, and lame, and his horns stood up under his wig.
      The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales
      16
      Bottlenose glided rapidly ahead and out of sight beyond a low line of humpbacked downs.
      Genellan: planetfall
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