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gib·bous \ˈjibəs, ˈgi-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French gibbeux, from Late Latin gibbosus 1. a. : marked by convexity : rounded, protuberant b. of the moon or a planet : seen with more than half but not all of the apparent disk illuminated — see configuration illustration, moon illustration c. : swollen or protuberant on one side 2. : having a hump : humpbacked < these gibbous human shapes — Thomas Hardy > • gib·bous·ly adverb • gib·bous·ness noun -es |