broken-backed

Questions about broken-backed

What does broken-backed mean?

broken-backed means "having the spine damaged". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in broken-backed?

broken-backed has 3 syllables: broken--bac-ked. The stress falls on "broken-".

What is another word for broken-backed?

Close synonyms include hogged. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is broken-backed a common word?

broken-backed is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.