round-shouldered

[ round-shohl-derd, -shohl- ]

/ ˈraʊndˈʃoʊl dərd, -ˌʃoʊl- /

adjective

having the shoulders bent forward, giving a rounded form to the upper part of the back.

Origin of round-shouldered

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby round-shouldered

round out, round peg in a square hole, round pronator muscle, round robin, Round Rock, round-shouldered, roundsman, round steak, round table, Round Table, knights of the, round the bend

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Example sentences from the Web for round-shouldered

Pyotr, a round-shouldered student in spectacles, kept exchanging glances with his mother as he ate his dinner.
The Wife and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov
Redmond was pale and round-shouldered; Gilby lank and tall; and their speech was usually vivid and their tempers quick.
The League of the Leopard|Harold Bindloss
As though in answer there comes springing through the dim light the hulking, slouching, round-shouldered figure of a big man.
A War-Time Wooing|Charles King
He was only five feet eight inches tall, round-shouldered, and not at all military in bearing or walk.
Stories of Later American History|Wilbur F. Gordy

He was tall, round-shouldered, and his clothes were not good, possessing very evident claims to a position on the retired list.
A Chosen Few|Frank R. Stockton

British Dictionary definitions for round-shouldered

round-shouldered

adjective

denoting a faulty posture characterized by drooping shoulders and a slight forward bending of the back

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for round-shouldered

round-shouldered

adj.

Having the shoulders and upper back rounded.

单词	round-shouldered
释义	round-shouldered [ round-shohl-derd, -shohl- ] / ˈraʊndˈʃoʊl dərd, -ˌʃoʊl- / adjective having the shoulders bent forward, giving a rounded form to the upper part of the back. Origin of round-shouldered First recorded in 1580–90 Words nearby round-shouldered round out, round peg in a square hole, round pronator muscle, round robin, Round Rock, round-shouldered, roundsman, round steak, round table, Round Table, knights of the, round the bend Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for round-shouldered Pyotr, a round-shouldered student in spectacles, kept exchanging glances with his mother as he ate his dinner. The Wife and Other Stories\|Anton Chekhov Redmond was pale and round-shouldered; Gilby lank and tall; and their speech was usually vivid and their tempers quick. The League of the Leopard\|Harold Bindloss As though in answer there comes springing through the dim light the hulking, slouching, round-shouldered figure of a big man. A War-Time Wooing\|Charles King He was only five feet eight inches tall, round-shouldered, and not at all military in bearing or walk. Stories of Later American History\|Wilbur F. Gordy He was tall, round-shouldered, and his clothes were not good, possessing very evident claims to a position on the retired list. A Chosen Few\|Frank R. Stockton British Dictionary definitions for round-shouldered round-shouldered adjective denoting a faulty posture characterized by drooping shoulders and a slight forward bending of the back Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for round-shouldered round-shouldered adj. Having the shoulders and upper back rounded. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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