crooked back
Bent spine condition
A crooked back is a spine that curves abnormally, whether from scoliosis, injury, or age.
The phrase appears in older literature and folk tales, often describing someone bent or hunched: The old woman with the crooked back lived alone in the cottage.
It can be used literally or as a general descriptor for poor posture or spinal deformity.
- hunchbackSpinal deformity causing stooping
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- spinal cordBrain's extension through vertebrae
- stoopedBent body forward
- bentCurved; also dishonest
bent over · hunched · scoliosis · posture · bad posture · curved · deformed · twisted · hump · slouched · gnarled · bowed · kyphosis · vertebrae · crippled · misshapen · burden · heavy load
crooked backstraight back
Vertically aligned spine
upright posture · erect posture · military bearing · bolt upright · ramrod straight
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