swaybacked

[ swey-bakt ]

adjective

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. having the back sagged to an unusual degree; having a sway-back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of swaybacked¹

First recorded in 1670–80; sway + backed

Example Sentences

Driver, paunchy and swaybacked, is the very model of a modern middle-aged professor, his intellectual curiosity muffled by a certain complacency.

From New York Times

Other McDonagh hallmarks include a breakneck, swaybacked plot, by turns hilarious and grim, painted over with a nearly invisible varnish of sentimentality.

From New York Times

Veeck pushed a record 2.6 million customers into Cleveland Stadium with an avalanche of promotions: fireworks, clowns, door prizes and gag gifts for “lucky” fans, such as a keg of nails or a swaybacked horse.

From Washington Post

He is pear-shaped and swaybacked, rumpled and shambling, his body as indifferently maintained as an old jalopy.

From New York Times

Those of us who work on our feet often stand swaybacked.

From Washington Post