crookbacked
Bent spine condition
Crookbacked means having a crooked or hunched back—what would now be called a spinal deformity.
The word is archaic and literary, most familiar from Shakespeare's portrayal of Richard III: that poisonous bunch-backed toad, that crookbacked prodigy.
Modern usage would favor hunchbacked or simply describe the condition medically.
Hunched back condition
- scoliosisLateral vertebral deviation
- lordosisAbnormal spinal curvature inward
- spinalOf the backbone
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
vertebral · thoracic · hump · hunchback · gibbous · dorsal · spine · curved
Fictional deformed cathedral bellringer
- hunchbackSpinal deformity causing stooping
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- villainWicked story antagonist
- deformityAbnormal body structure
outcast · stigma · Shakespeare · Hugo · Notre-Dame · medieval · tragic · pitied
Abnormally or poorly formed
- twistedWound around itself
- deformedAbnormally shaped
- malformedImproperly structured or shaped
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
freakish · abnormal · disfigured · warped · contorted · gnarled · monstrous · ugly
Curved; also dishonest
- hunchedBent at spine
- slouchedDrooped in posture
- bowedCurved or bent over
- leaningTendency toward something
curved · rounded · sagging · drooping · crouched · inclined · contracted · lowered
Relating to bone treatment
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- mobilityCapacity for movement
impairment · assistive · ergonomic · corrective · treatment · diagnosis · congenital · degenerative
kyphosis
Hunched back condition
curvature · vertebral · thoracic · hump · hunchback · gibbous · dorsal · spine · curved · bent
Quasimodo
Fictional deformed cathedral bellringer
- hunchbackSpinal deformity causing stooping
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- villainWicked story antagonist
deformity · outcast · stigma · Shakespeare · Hugo · Notre-Dame · medieval · tragic · pitied · monstrous
misshapen
Abnormally or poorly formed
grotesque · freakish · abnormal · disfigured · warped · contorted · gnarled · monstrous · ugly · unsightly
bent
Curved; also dishonest
leaning · curved · rounded · sagging · drooping · crouched · inclined · contracted · lowered · aged
orthopedic
Relating to bone treatment
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
mobility · impairment · assistive · ergonomic · corrective · treatment · diagnosis · congenital · degenerative · osteoporosis
crookbackederect
Vertical in position
upright · ramrod-straight · unbent · vertical · bolt upright
back, crooked, crook, arched, stooped, crookedness, hunchbacked