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stooped::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crooked, hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooping |
Examples of stooped
stooped
I have not tried to appease these fabricators nor have I stooped to their level.
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Rarely can an established club have stooped so low, or a sapling soared so high.
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Degeneration in her spinal column has left her stooped and unsteady on her feet.
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His shoulders were a little stooped as he sat nervously looking around the room.
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Physically, Giuliani is tall and stooped, where Bloomberg is short and compact.
From the independent.co.uk
Stooped, brusque and imposing, he seems not only pre-televisual, but prehistoric.
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Though stooped over a walking stick, he said it was important for him to march.
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Through it all, the slight, stooped Hirohito retained an unassuming tranquillity.
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There is no other way such people can be stooped writing and speaking absurdities.
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- Hunched: having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"
- Bowing (also called stooping) is the act of lowering the torso and head as a social gesture in direction to another person or symbol. It is most prominent in Asian cultures but it is also typical of nobility and aristocracy in many countries and distinctively in Europe. ...
- In a bent bodily position, hunched
- (stooping) Bending the body forward; yielding; submitting; condescending; inclining
- (stooping) To dive into a wave hollow. Generally an easy sort of pitching, caused by the undulation of waves or "swell."
- An inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
- Crouch: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
- Condescend: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
- Stoup: basin for holy water
