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bucklig

humped, bumpy

adjective BUK-likh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Sizes & Shapes

Also means

hunchbacked

Usage Note

Bucklig describes a surface or person with one or more rounded humps. For roads it means 'bumpy'; for a person it means 'hunchbacked'. The word is informal in the physical sense and considered offensive when applied to people — use mit Buckel in careful writing.

Examples

"Das alte Kopfsteinpflaster war so bucklig, dass Radfahrer kaum vorankamen."

Natural Translation

The old cobblestones were so bumpy that cyclists could barely make progress.

Literal Translation

The old cobblestone pavement was so bumpy that cyclists barely forward-came.

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