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swaybacked

swaybacked adjective: having a sagged back.

Adjective

swaybacked (comparative more swaybacked, superlative most swaybacked)

  1. Having a sagged back.
    • swaybacked horse
  2. Having sagged or hollow surface.
    • swaybacked roof
  3. (figuratively) Old.
    • swaybacked book

Forms of swaybacked

comparativemore swaybacked
superlativemost swaybacked
alternative formsway-backed

Origin of swaybacked

From swayback + -ed.

Questions about swaybacked

What does swaybacked mean?
Swaybacked means having a sagged back.
What part of speech is swaybacked?
Swaybacked is an adjective.

Words near swaybacked in the dictionary

  1. swayable
  2. Swayambhuva Manu
  3. swayamsevak
  4. swayamsevaks
  5. swayback
  6. swaybacked
  7. swaybacks
  8. swaybar
  9. swaybars
  10. swayed
  11. swayer

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