Gibbous

7 lettersadjectiverare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Having an abnormally rounded or humped curvature of the spine, as associated with kyphosis.

“The elderly patient had developed a gibbous posture due to severe kyphosis.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

gib·bous

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Synonyms

crookbackcrookbackedhumpedhumpbackedhunchbackedkyphoticgibbose

Antonyms

uprightstraight

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Wordle

GIBBOUS ends in -OUS and has double B, dense consonant cluster gives it away

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Scrabble

G(2)+I(1)+B(3)+B(3)+O(1)+U(1)+S(1)=12 points, double B is the primary scoring advantage

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gibbons

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