round-shouldered
Bent at shoulders
Round-shouldered describes a posture where the shoulders curve forward and down, often from habitually hunching over a desk or screen.
The term is mildly critical, suggesting poor posture rather than a permanent condition: Years of office work had left him round-shouldered.
Compare to the more severe hunchbacked.
Bent at spine
- slouchedDrooped in posture
- stoopedBent body forward
- kyphosisHunched back condition
- spinal curvatureAbnormal bend in backbone
muscle imbalance · dowager's hump · desk posture · slumped · bent · physical therapy · ergonomics · chiropractic
Humbly unassertive
- timidLacking courage or confidence
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- subservientExcessively eager to obey
- coweringShrinking in fear
unassertive · shrinking · humble · docile · passive · yielding · subdued · self-effacing
Deeply tired, spent
- burdenedCarrying a heavy load
- discouragedHaving lost confidence or enthusiasm
- demoralizedStripped of confidence
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
crestfallen · downtrodden · dejected · worn-out · world-weary · heavy-hearted · careworn · despondent
Carrying a heavy load
- ladenHeavily weighted down
- overworkedLaboring beyond healthy limits
- toilingWorking strenuously, exhaustingly
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
fatigued · worn · strained · overburdened · hardworking · manual labor · beast of burden
hunched
Bent at spine
spinal curvature · muscle imbalance · dowager's hump · desk posture · slumped · bent · physical therapy · ergonomics · chiropractic · slouching
meek
Humbly unassertive
- timidLacking courage or confidence
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- subservientExcessively eager to obey
cowering · unassertive · shrinking · humble · docile · passive · yielding · subdued · self-effacing · apologetic
weary
Deeply tired, spent
- burdenedCarrying a heavy load
- discouragedHaving lost confidence or enthusiasm
- demoralizedStripped of confidence
dispirited · crestfallen · downtrodden · dejected · worn-out · world-weary · heavy-hearted · careworn · despondent · resigned
elderly
Advanced in age
decrepit · infirm · doddering · time-worn · aged · shrunken · withered · feeble · tottering · geriatric
burdened
Carrying a heavy load
- ladenHeavily weighted down
- overworkedLaboring beyond healthy limits
- toilingWorking strenuously, exhaustingly
exhausted · fatigued · worn · strained · overburdened · hardworking · manual labor · beast of burden
round-shoulderederect
Vertical in position
ramrod straight · upright · bolt upright · stiff-backed · rigid
round-shoulderedshoulders back
Erect posture command
chest out · commanding · regal · soldierly · military bearing
round, shoulder, rounder, roundest, roundly, roundness, rounded, rounding, rounds