straight-backed meaning

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straight-backed (adjective): having a straight back.

straight-backed has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and adverb.

straight-backed as an adjective

  1. having a straight back
    • a straight-backed wooden chair
    • a slim straight-backed dancer

    Similar: backed

straight-backed as an adverb

  1. in a straight-backed manner
    • the old man still walks erectly

    Synonyms: erectly

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