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humpbacked

[huhmp-bakt] / ˈhʌmpˌbækt /


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It is awesome to witness an enormous reptile with a huge, humpbacked shell and enormously thick legs glomp slowly forward, with majestic indifference to the gawkers by the trail, myself included.

From Seattle Times Mar. 3, 2023

The work features Punchinello, the hook-nosed, humpbacked clowns who were some of the stock characters taken from the Commedia dell' Arte - an early form of professional theatre.

From BBC Oct. 11, 2021

With two outs, Zimmerman shattered his bat but dumped a beautiful, humpbacked flare into center field for a single.

From Washington Post Oct. 2, 2019

He said his car went off the narrow, humpbacked bridge and plunged into the pond.

From Washington Times Jul. 16, 2019

“A mutant humpbacked walrus with a deformed tail,” she clarified.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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