Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
straight-backed is an adjective and adverb meaning "having a straight back". It carries 2 recorded senses.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for straight-backed come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.