downbent

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English

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Etymology

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From down- +‎ bent.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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downbent (comparative more downbent, superlative most downbent)

  1. Bent downward.
    • 1924, G. M. Cookson, Prometheus Bound:
      Beforetime of all Gods one have I seen in pain, / One only Titan bound with adamantine chain, / Atlas in strength supreme, who groaning stoops, downbent / Under the burthen of the earth and heaven's broad firmament.