round-shoulderedadj.

Brit.

/ˌraʊn(d)ˈʃəʊldəd/, U.S.

/ˈraʊn(d)ˌʃoʊldərd/

Forms: see round adj. and shouldered adj.; also Irish English (northern) 1900s– roon-shoothered.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., shouldered adj.

Etymology: < round adj. + shouldered adj.

1. Of a person: having the shoulders (habitually) bent forward so that the back is rounded; stooped; hunched.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [adjective] > of shoulders

crooked-shoulderedc1515

crump-shouldered1542

out-shouldered1579

crook-shouldered1580

round-shouldered1586

crumped-shouldered1603

round1702

hump-shouldereda1704

stoop-shouldered1748

huck-shouldered1847

1586 R. Wingfield in C. Dack Trial Mary Queen of Scots (1889) 2 Y^e Q. of S. being of stature tall and bodie corpulent, round shouldered.

1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xix. 233 Round shoulder'd was he, curled was his hair, Swarthy his face.

1682 London Gaz. No. 1737/4 A middle sized man, a little round shouldered.

1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea III. vi. xxxv. 267 The Oriental people generally are round-shouldered, arising from their manner of sitting.

1787 M. Weightman Polite Reasoner ii. 11 Looking as round shouldered, and as like a fool, as if nature had not granted her one grain of sense.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 191 He stood..regarding his vulgar..round-shouldered brother opposite.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. v. 35 A broad, round-shouldered, one-sided old fellow in mourning.

1918 W. Cather My Ántonia ii. ix. 226 The high desks..were surely put there to make us round-shouldered and hollow-chested.

1983 H. Jacobson Coming from Behind i. 21 He hunched himself, round-shouldered, in his chair.

2005 J. Weiner Goodnight Nobody xv. 137 Kevin Dolan, short and round-shouldered in a too-tight Oxford shirt and a too-long tie, sitting behind a heavy oak desk.

2. Of a thing: having a shape or form resembling that of a person with round shoulders; (also) having rounded shoulders (shoulder n. 6a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > having other specific curved shape

enharpeda1529

roach-bent1575

imbricate1656

pelecoid1728

pear-shaped1731

sabre-shaped1796

fiddle-shaped1819

jug handle1846

round-shouldered1849

figure-six1851

lyriform1857

strigiliform1873

1849 H. W. Longfellow Kavanagh xix. 106 A very singular, round-shouldered, old-fashioned chaise, containing an elderly couple.

1895 H. R. Haggard Heart of World xiv To the right and left of us the huge, round-shouldered mountains stretched in a majestic sweep.

1922 C. D. Stewart Valley Waters iv. iv. 243 The old potter..was making jugs of the round-shouldered variety.

1950 H. L. Lorimer Homer & Monuments v. 262 The round-shouldered short-tanged blade [of a sword] which alone was found at Arkalochon is in the majority.

1998 P. Gourevitch We wish to inform You i. 20 On the theme of hills, Rwanda produces countless variations: jagged rain forests, round-shouldered buttes, undulating moors.

Derivatives

round-ˈshoulderedness n. the state or quality of having round shoulders.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [noun] > shoulders

huff-shoulders1650

hump-shoulder1704

round-shoulderedness1836

1836 Friendship's Offering 3 He..had what may be called the scholar's stoop, that is, a sort of round-shoulderedness, as if he were in the constant habit of hugging folios.

1915 L. Seeley Teaching iv. 65 These conditions often cause permanent injuries such as curvature of the spine, ill-health, round-shoulderedness, [etc.].

2001 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 3 June 20 Don't slump into round-shoulderedness. The way to counteract it is to lift the diaphragm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	round-shouldered
释义	round-shoulderedadj. Brit. /ˌraʊn(d)ˈʃəʊldəd/, U.S. /ˈraʊn(d)ˌʃoʊldərd/ Forms: see round adj. and shouldered adj.; also Irish English (northern) 1900s– roon-shoothered. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., shouldered adj. Etymology: < round adj. + shouldered adj. 1. Of a person: having the shoulders (habitually) bent forward so that the back is rounded; stooped; hunched. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [adjective] > of shoulders crooked-shoulderedc1515 crump-shouldered1542 out-shouldered1579 crook-shouldered1580 round-shouldered1586 crumped-shouldered1603 round1702 hump-shouldereda1704 stoop-shouldered1748 huck-shouldered1847 1586 R. Wingfield in C. Dack Trial Mary Queen of Scots (1889) 2 Y^e Q. of S. being of stature tall and bodie corpulent, round shouldered. 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xix. 233 Round shoulder'd was he, curled was his hair, Swarthy his face. 1682 London Gaz. No. 1737/4 A middle sized man, a little round shouldered. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea III. vi. xxxv. 267 The Oriental people generally are round-shouldered, arising from their manner of sitting. 1787 M. Weightman Polite Reasoner ii. 11 Looking as round shouldered, and as like a fool, as if nature had not granted her one grain of sense. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 191 He stood..regarding his vulgar..round-shouldered brother opposite. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. v. 35 A broad, round-shouldered, one-sided old fellow in mourning. 1918 W. Cather My Ántonia ii. ix. 226 The high desks..were surely put there to make us round-shouldered and hollow-chested. 1983 H. Jacobson Coming from Behind i. 21 He hunched himself, round-shouldered, in his chair. 2005 J. Weiner Goodnight Nobody xv. 137 Kevin Dolan, short and round-shouldered in a too-tight Oxford shirt and a too-long tie, sitting behind a heavy oak desk. 2. Of a thing: having a shape or form resembling that of a person with round shoulders; (also) having rounded shoulders (shoulder n. 6a). ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > having other specific curved shape enharpeda1529 roach-bent1575 imbricate1656 pelecoid1728 pear-shaped1731 sabre-shaped1796 fiddle-shaped1819 jug handle1846 round-shouldered1849 figure-six1851 lyriform1857 strigiliform1873 1849 H. W. Longfellow Kavanagh xix. 106 A very singular, round-shouldered, old-fashioned chaise, containing an elderly couple. 1895 H. R. Haggard Heart of World xiv To the right and left of us the huge, round-shouldered mountains stretched in a majestic sweep. 1922 C. D. Stewart Valley Waters iv. iv. 243 The old potter..was making jugs of the round-shouldered variety. 1950 H. L. Lorimer Homer & Monuments v. 262 The round-shouldered short-tanged blade [of a sword] which alone was found at Arkalochon is in the majority. 1998 P. Gourevitch We wish to inform You i. 20 On the theme of hills, Rwanda produces countless variations: jagged rain forests, round-shouldered buttes, undulating moors. Derivatives round-ˈshoulderedness n. the state or quality of having round shoulders. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [noun] > shoulders huff-shoulders1650 hump-shoulder1704 round-shoulderedness1836 1836 Friendship's Offering 3 He..had what may be called the scholar's stoop, that is, a sort of round-shoulderedness, as if he were in the constant habit of hugging folios. 1915 L. Seeley Teaching iv. 65 These conditions often cause permanent injuries such as curvature of the spine, ill-health, round-shoulderedness, [etc.]. 2001 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 3 June 20 Don't slump into round-shoulderedness. The way to counteract it is to lift the diaphragm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1586
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