hunched back
Rounded upper back
A hunched back is a back that curves forward abnormally, creating a rounded or stooped posture.
The phrase describes the condition rather than the person: He walked with a hunched back from years of poor posture.
Distinguished from hunchback, which refers to a person with this condition and carries offensive connotations when applied to real people.
- hunchbackSpinal deformity causing stooping
- stoopedBent body forward
- crookedBent or dishonest
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- postureBody position, alignment
bad posture · bent · curved · Quasimodo · bell ringer · deformed · Notre Dame · bell tower · kyphosis · slouched · twisted · burden · carrying weight · shoulders · Igor · gargoyle · monster movie · outcast
- spinal conditionsspinal cord injury, spinal fracture, spinal curvature, spinal stenosis, spinal deformity
- Physical Anomaliescleft lip, cleft palate, clubfoot, birthmark, heterochromia
- aging signswrinkles, fine lines, wrinkled skin, gray hair, frown lines
- creature traitsclaws, fangs, horns, scales, talons
- witcheswitch, enchantress, good witch, bad witch, white witch
hunched backstraight back
Vertically aligned spine
ramrod straight · erect posture · upright posture · flat back · arched back
hunched backchest out
Expanded ribcage stance
head held high · shoulders back · open stance · commanding presence · regal bearing
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