humpbacked
[
huhmp
-bakt]
/ˈhʌmpˌbækt/
adjective
1.
having a hump on the back.
Origin
1675-85;
blend of
huckbacked
(
huck
haunch +
backed
) and
crumpbacked
(
Old English
crump
crooked +
backed
)
Examples from the web for
humpbacked
Not garden-variety ugly, but
humpbacked
-raptorial unibrow-lazy eye-tusk-bearing ugly.
Yellow moonlight throws her
humpbacked
shadow across the glistening mud.
The high arch of the thorax gives it the common nickname of
humpbacked
fly.
Head and body slope upward from snout to dorsal fins and give the fish distinct
humpbacked
appearance.
The adults are stout,
humpbacked
, short-legged flies scarcely half as long as houseflies.
He was
humpbacked
and homely, and had a squeaky voice which was unpleasant to hear.
The somewhat
humpbacked
appearance of the fish is due to the head being slightly concave above the eyes.