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humped, a.|hʌmpt|
[f. hump n. + -ed2.]
Having a hump (or humps); hump-backed, hunch-backed; having the back or shoulders rounded (in a huddled or cramped posture). Also humped-up.
1713Addison Guardian No. 102 ⁋3 A straight-shouldered man as one would desire to see, but a little unfortunate in a humpt back. 1756Burke Subl. & B. iii. v, If the back be humped, the man is deformed. 1836Penny Cycl. V. 241 Thorax convex above, the anterior part humped. 1876G. Meredith Beauch. Career III. ii. 28 He wanted an audience as hotly as the humped Richard a horse. 1885T. Roosevelt Hunting Trips iv. 104 The cattle..standing humped up in the bushes. 1886Art Age IV. 40 Its gables and humped roof are picturesque enough to please any artistic mind. 1895K. Grahame Gold. Age 45 The drowsing peacock squatted humped on the lawn. 1906W. S. Maugham Bishop's Apron v. 71 The coachman..sat on his box in a slovenly, humped-up fashion. 1931G. O. Russell Speech & Voice xiv. 137 The high-arching and humped-up-rounding position of the tongue. |