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HUNCHBACKED
crookback, crookbacked, humped, humpbacked, hunchbacked, gibbous, kyphotic
(adjective) characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hunchbacked (comparative more hunchbacked, superlative most hunchbacked)
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
Synonyms
• humpbacked
• kyphotic
Source: Wiktionary
Hunch"backed`, a.
Definition: Having a humped back.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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