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[ adjective ] of posture

Examples

"a slim straight-backed dancer"

Used in print

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

The door was answered by a slender man in his sixties - straight_backed , somewhat clerical in manner , wearing rimless glasses .

Related terms

erect

2
[ adverb ] in a straight-backed manner

Synonyms

erectly

Examples

"the old man still walks erectly"

Related terms

erect erect

3
[ adjective ] having a straight back

Examples

"a straight-backed wooden chair"

Related terms

backed

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