swaybacked

American  

[swey-bakt] / ˈsweɪˌbækt /

adjective

Veterinary Pathology.

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

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Etymology

Origin of swaybacked

First recorded in 1670–80; sway + backed

Example Sentences

When Trevor literally uncovers his granddad’s old souped-up Ecto-1 Caddy under a tarp in the farm’s swaybacked barn, the kids suddenly find themselves back in the family business.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2021

There’s Jethro, a “big buffoon” with a heart condition and spinal spondylitis that leaves him swaybacked and crooked as he heads to gum at a chew toy in the play yard.

From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2018

More alarming was the emaciated child, a boy of maybe 7, standing only a few feet away from me, naked but for a pair of shorts, swaybacked and wide-eyed and looking like he might scream.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2013

Frank Kameny’s little house in Northwest Washington, with its falling gutters and swaybacked sofa, must be the most modest building ever named a historic landmark.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2011

Howard found himself slipping down the Road to Hell and drifting into that exuberant, swaybacked little town.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand