HUMPED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does humped mean? 

• HUMPED (adjective)
  The adjective HUMPED has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: HUMPED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HUMPED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

crookback; crookbacked; gibbous; humpbacked; humped; hunchbacked; kyphotic

Similar:

unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)

 Context examples 

Its shoulders were humped, and round them were draped what appeared to be a faded gray shawl.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)