bent doubleadjective
uk/ˌbent ˈdʌb.əl/us/ˌbent ˈdʌb.əl/Someone who is bent double is standing with their upper body curved forwards and down towards the ground, often as a result of strong emotion or pain:
He was bent double with laughter/pain.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not holding the body upright
- bowed
- cower
- crouch
- double
- double (sb) up/over
- huddle
- huddled
- hunch
- loll
- lounge
- lounge around (sth)
- scrunch
- slouch
- slump
- slumped
- sprawl
- stoop