English Etymology From hunch + backed.[1] Adjective hunchbacked (comparative more hunchbacked, superlative most hunchbacked) Having an abnormally curved or hunched back Synonyms humpbacked kyphotic Derived terms hunchback Translations having hunched back — see humpbacked References [1]“hunchbacked, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000, archived from the original on 2023-09-15. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.