square-shouldered

[ skwair-shohl-derd ]

/ ˈskwɛərˈʃoʊl dərd /

adjective

having the shoulders held back, giving a straight form to the upper part of the back.

Origin of square-shouldered

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby square-shouldered

square sail, square serif, square set, square shake, square shooter, square-shouldered, square splice, squaresville, squaretail, square the circle, square tin

Example sentences from the Web for square-shouldered

Apart, square-shouldered and indomitable, stood a young man of twenty-six.
The Crossing|Winston Churchill
He was of the square-shouldered, easy-moving, rich-coloured type; just now his handsome eye looked perturbed.
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim|Frances Hodgson Burnett
One of them, a tall, square-shouldered warrior of middle-age, caught one of her arms and helped her up.
The Return of Tharn|Howard Carleton Browne
The upper part was inhabited by a collection of bottles, all square-shouldered and as like each other as peas.
The Shadow-Line|Joseph Conrad

The Germans are a big, square-shouldered, deep-chested race.
Diary of a Pilgrimage|Jerome K. Jerome

单词	square-shouldered
释义	square-shouldered [ skwair-shohl-derd ] / ˈskwɛərˈʃoʊl dərd / adjective having the shoulders held back, giving a straight form to the upper part of the back. Origin of square-shouldered First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby square-shouldered square sail, square serif, square set, square shake, square shooter, square-shouldered, square splice, squaresville, squaretail, square the circle, square tin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for square-shouldered Apart, square-shouldered and indomitable, stood a young man of twenty-six. The Crossing\|Winston Churchill He was of the square-shouldered, easy-moving, rich-coloured type; just now his handsome eye looked perturbed. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim\|Frances Hodgson Burnett One of them, a tall, square-shouldered warrior of middle-age, caught one of her arms and helped her up. The Return of Tharn\|Howard Carleton Browne The upper part was inhabited by a collection of bottles, all square-shouldered and as like each other as peas. The Shadow-Line\|Joseph Conrad The Germans are a big, square-shouldered, deep-chested race. Diary of a Pilgrimage\|Jerome K. Jerome
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