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highbacked

highbacked adjective: having a high back.

Adjective

highbacked (not comparable)

  1. Having a high back.
    • A man resembling the baron sat in a highbacked chair. His long legs stretched out, and a cane rested against the side of the chair.2007, Patricia Grasso, Tempting the Prince, page 18

Origin of highbacked

From high + backed.

Questions about highbacked

What does highbacked mean?
Highbacked means having a high back.
What part of speech is highbacked?
Highbacked is an adjective.

Words near highbacked in the dictionary

  1. Higham Ferrers
  2. Highams
  3. Highams Park
  4. higharched
  5. highback
  6. highbacked
  7. highbacks
  8. highball
  9. highball glass
  10. highball glasses
  11. highballed

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