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bucklig

hunchbacked, hunched

ˈb ʊ k l ɪ ç
buckl hump, humpback + ig having or characterized by; forming adjectives meaning “-y” or “-ous”
adjective Rare #45,302
hunchbacked, hunched Usually describes someone or something with a noticeably curved back; can also be used figuratively for an uneven surface.
GE: Der alte Mann ist bucklig und geht mit einem Stock.
EN: The old man is hunched and walks with a cane.

Mache, dass ihr Baby nicht bucklig zur Welt kommt!

Make sure your baby isn't born with a hunchback!

— Manons Rache (1986)

Er ist bucklig.

He is hunchbacked.

Zudem wird eher ein Bauer bucklig, als dass ein Buckliger Bauer wird.

Furthermore, it is more likely that a farmer will become hunchbacked than that a hunchbacked farmer will become a farmer.

— Jean Florette (1986)

Aber es war bucklig!

But it was bumpy!

— Manons Rache (1986)